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Ma Niu Village (), sometimes spelled Ma Liu, is a village on Kau To Shan, near Fo Tan,
Sha Tin District Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populo ...
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Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
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Administration

Ma Niu 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 ...
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History

The village historically shared a single higher earthgod shrine with
Cheung Lek Mei Cheung Lek Mei (), sometimes transliterated as Cheung Lik Mei, is a village in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Cheung Lek Mei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages repres ...
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Kau To Kau To Village () is a village on Kau To Shan, near Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Kau To is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History The village historically shared a single higher earthg ...
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Ma Liu Shui Ma Liu Shui is an area in Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The area faces Tide Cove (Sha Tin Hoi) and Tolo Harbour. The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Science Park are located in Ma Liu Shui. Name ety ...
. All were part of the Fo Tan Yeuk (). In the early 20th century, the villagers of Ma Niu generated a large part of their income from selling fuel cut from the extensive woods which were to be found near the village.


See also

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Kau To Hang Kau To Hang () is a river in Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Its source starts near Cheung Lek Mei, inside Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve. It flows eastward past Nim Au, Ma Niu, Kau To, collecting minor streams on the way. Finally, i ...
* Kau To Village *
Kau Yeuk (Sha Tin) The Nine Alliances of Lek Yuen or Kau Yeuk () was a regional organization of various groups in Sha Tin Valley, Hong Kong. Alliances The nine groups were: * Tai Wai Yeuk ()： Chik Chuen Wai () * Tin Sam Yeuk ()： Tin Sam Wai (), San Tin () * Keng ...


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Delineation of area of existing village Ma Liu (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong {{NewTerritories-geo-stub