Ma Wat Wai () is a walled village in

Lung Yeuk Tau Lung Yeuk Tau (), commonly known as Lung Ku Tau () and also called Lung Ling () is an area located northeast of Luen Wo Hui in Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong. Administration For electoral purposes, Lung Yeuk Tau is part of the Queen's Hi ...

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling i ...

, Hong Kong. Ma Wat Wai and the adjacent village of Ma Wat Tsuen () are part of the Five Wai ( walled villages) and Six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau. Antiquities and Monuments Office
Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
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Administration

Ma Wat Wai is a recognized village under the

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Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Ma Wat Wai is part of the Queen's Hill constituency, which is currently represented by

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. Ma Wat Tsuen, as part of

, is also a recognized village under the

Small House Policy.

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ma Wat Wai was 49. The number of males was 28.

Conservation

Ma Wat Wai is located along the

Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail Lung Yeuk Tau (), commonly known as Lung Ku Tau () and also called Lung Ling () is an area located northeast of Luen Wo Hui in Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong. Administration For electoral purposes, Lung Yeuk Tau is part of the Queen's Hil ...

. Antiquities and Monuments Office.

Ma Wat Wai
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declared monument Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Exec ...

. Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong
Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai
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References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Ma Wat Tsuen (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
(includes Ma Wat Wai) * Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System
Ma Wat Wai
Walled villages of Hong Kong Declared monuments of Hong Kong Lung Yeuk Tau Villages in North District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub

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