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Pak Sha Wan () is a village in the
Hebe Haven Hebe Haven, also known as Pak Sha Wan (), is a harbour on the south shore of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour has one opening to Port Shelter in its south. The Pak Sha Wan Peninsula, spanning south from Tsiu Hang () hugs the Hebe ...
(, Pak Sha Wan) area of
Sai Kung District Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of lan ...
, Hong Kong.


History

Writing in the period of 1955 to 1958,
Austin Coates Austin Coates (1922–1997) was a British civil servant, writer and traveller. He was the son of noted English composer Eric Coates. Austin Coates wrote extensively on topics related to the Asia-Pacific region, particularly Hong Kong and Macau. ...
and James W. Hayes referred to the village as 'Pak Sha Wan Old Village', distinguishing it from the nearby newly established
Kau Sai San Tsuen Kau Sai San Tsuen () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Administration Fat Tau Chau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History In 1952, Hakka farmers and shopkeepers of Kau Sa ...
, which they referred to as 'Pak Sha Wan New Village' ().


See also

*
Hiram's Highway Hiram's Highway () is a road in Hong Kong connecting the town of Sai Kung to the Clear Water Bay Road at Ta Ku Ling. It also connects with Po Tung Road in the north. Unlike other roads in Hong Kong with the word "Highway" as part of their names, t ...
* Nearby villages: Heung Chung,
Ho Chung Ho Chung () is a village on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Ho Chung River () runs through the village. Administration Ho Chung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History A Neolithic stone-working si ...
, Nam Wai, Pak Wai, Wo Mei


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Delineation of area of existing village Pak Sha Wan (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub