Pak Tam Chung () is an area in the southern part of the

Sai Kung Peninsula The Sai Kung Peninsula () is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Its name comes from Sai Kung Town in the central southern area of the peninsula. The southern part of the peninsula is administrated by Sai ...

in 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 ...

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 ...

. It is administratively under the

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 ...

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Pak Tam Chung was described as consisting of six villages in 1911 with fewer than 405 inhabitants: Wong Yi Chau (),

Pak Tam Pak Tam () is a village in Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Administration Pak Tam is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Pak Tam Chung was described as consisting of six villages in 1911 with ...

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Sheung Yiu Sheung Yiu Folk Museum is housed in Sheung Yiu Village (), a declared monument of Hong Kong, on Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. ''Sheung Yiu'' means "above the kiln" in Chinese. History Sheung Yiu Village (; Hong ...

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Tsak Yue Wu Tsak Yue Wu () is a village in Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Administration Tsak Yue Wu is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Pak Tam Chung was described as consisting of six villages in 1 ...

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Wong Keng Tei Wong Keng Tei () is a village in Tsam Chuk Wan, Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Administration Wong Keng Tei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Pak Tam Chung was described as consisting of six villages i ...

() and Tsam Chuk Wan. The six villages were all inhabited by

Hakka people 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, Zhe ...

, with the exception of two hamlets in Pak Tam. There is a visitor centre for nature education set up by the

Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong Special administrative regions of China, ...

. Near the centre is a vehicle barrier leading to the restricted portion of

Sai Kung East Country Park Sai Kung East Country Park () is a country park on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong, measuring . It opened in 1978 and has features including: * High Island Reservoir * High Island, Hong Kong, High Island * Pak Tam Au * Sheung Yiu * Wong Shek ...

in Pak Tam Chung. For vehicles, only those with authorisation can enter the area and reach places like

Hoi Ha Hoi Ha () is a place and a village on the innermost shore of Hoi Ha Wan, Hong Kong. It is at the north of Pak Sha O in the Sai Kung Peninsula. One of the most famous heritage spots in Hoi Ha Wan is the remnants of the lime kilns. It was used to ...

Pak Tam Au Pak Tam Au () is an area within the Sai Kung East Country Park, on the Sai Kung Peninsula in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is administratively under the Tai Po District. Village The small village at Pak Tam Au is said to have a history dat ...

and

High Island Reservoir The High Island Reservoir, located in the far south eastern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, was opened in 1978 helping to alleviate water scarcity, water shortage problems in Hong Kong. Its water capacity is approximately 273 million cubic ...

. There are a number of picnic and barbecue facilities within Pak Tam Chung, including a site designed for physically disabled visitors.

Po Leung Kuk The Po Leung Kuk, founded as the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, is a charitable organisation in Hong Kong that provides support for orphaned children, education and other services. History In the late 19th century, ab ...

owns a holiday camp site in Pak Tam Chung, the Po Leung Kuk Pak Tam Chung Camp ().

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Delineation of area of existing village Pak Tam Chung (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Places in Hong Kong Sai Kung Peninsula {{HongKong-geo-stub

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