Man Uk Pin Lorry Bus compartment 06-04-2015(1)

Man Uk Pin () is a

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

walled village A walled village () is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack o ...

Sha Tau Kok Sha Tau Kok is a closed city, closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area, it is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Geography The small rural village of Sha Tau Kok is located on the northern sh ...

, North District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Man Uk Pin 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 ...

. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Man Uk Pin is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.

Geography

Man Uk Pin is located in the north-eastern

of Hong Kong, on the north-western side of

Sha Tau Kok Road Sha Tau Kok Road () is a road connecting Sha Tau Kok and Fanling in the New Territories, Hong Kong. History Sha Tau Kok Road is the only road access to Sha Tau Kok from Hong Kong since its construction in 1927. The road replaced Sha Tau Kok Rai ...

, close to Wo Hang.

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. Historic Building Appraisal
Tong Ancestral Hall, No. 18 Man Uk Pin
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History

According to the 1688 ''

Gazetteer of Xin'an County ''Xin'an Xianzhi'' (; literally ''Gazetteers of Xin'an County'') were the chorography of the historical Xin'an County (San-On or Sun-On County; literally ''New Peace County''; known at times as the Po-On County (spelt Bao'an in pinyin)) of Guang ...

'', only two villages were established in the modern day Sha Tau Kok area:

Ma Tseuk Leng Ma Tseuk Leng (), sometimes transliterated as Ma Tseuk Ling, is an area in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong. The area contains the villages of Ma Tseuk Leng Sheung () and Ma Tseuk Leng Ha (). Ma Tseuk Leng San Uk Ha (), part of Ma Tseuk ...

and Man Uk Pin. Both were small agricultural settlements. Wo Hang, although existing, was not recognized. Man Uk Pin was recorded as a Hakka village in the 1819 ''Gazetteer of Xin'an County''. It was first settled in the late 17th century by the

Man A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromos ...

() who came from Wuhua () in

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

province. The Man later moved out of the village and stayed in Heung Yuen,

Ping Che Ping Che () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. ''Che'' (; Jyutping: ce4; literally "clear land for agriculture by burning") refers to the method of farming used by the Che people. Administration Ping Che is a recognized vi ...

and Tong Fong nearby. The village was later settled by the Chung () and the Fu () in the 18th century and later by the Tong (), the Law (), the Chan () and others. The Tong came to the village around the 19th century from Pingshan () in Guangdong.

Features

Out of the eight ancestral halls that were built in the village, four are still standing today. One of them, the Tong Ancestral Hall, has been listed as a Grade III historic building.

List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
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References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Man Uk Pin (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Pictures of Tong Ancestral Hall, No. 18 Man Uk Pin
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