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Lo Wai () is a village in
Tsuen Wan District Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60,7 km². Its residents, who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town, en ...
, Hong Kong.


Administration

Lo Wai is a recognized village under the
New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye ...
.


History

Both the original
Shek Wai Kok Shek Wai Kok () is a hilly area at the northeast of Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong. History Both the original Shek Wai Kok and Lo Wai villages have been described as the oldest villages of Tsuen Wan. In late 19th Century, it was one of four ''yeuk'' ...
and Lo Wai villages have been described as the oldest villages of Tsuen Wan.


See also

*
Tung Po Tor Monastery The Tung Po Tor Monastery is situated at the foot of Tin Fat Shan in Lo Wai, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. Parts of the monastery are listed as Grade II historic buildings. History The Tung Po Tor Monastery was founded in 1932 by the Buddhist Mau ...
, a buddhist monastery in Lo Wai * Yuen Yuen Institute, a Taoist temple in Lo Wai


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Delineation of area of existing village Lo Wai (Tsuen Wan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub