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Pai Tau Village () is a village located in
Sha Tin Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project. The ne ...
, Hong Kong.


Administration

Pai Tau 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 Tin Rural Committee Sha Tin Rural Committee () is a rural committee representing the interest of villages in 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 ar ...
. For electoral purposes, Pai Tau Village is part of the Lek Yuen constituency, which was formerly represented by Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit until July 2021.


Location

The village is located next to
Sha Tin station Sha Tin station, formerly known as Sha Tin railway station ( or ) is a List of MTR stations, station on the of Hong Kong's MTR, Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system. The station is located in the town centre of Sha Tin. The station was formerly o ...
on the Hong Kong MTR.


Features

* The buildings at Nos. 5A, 5B, 5C and 6 Pai Tau Village are listed as Grade II Historic Buildings.
Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was establish ...

List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment
/ref> * The Lam Ancestral Hall in Pai Tau Village, is a Grade III Historic Building.


See also

* Grand Central Plaza § Footbridge controversy *
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 ...
*
Sha Tin Rural Committee Sha Tin Rural Committee () is a rural committee representing the interest of villages in 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 ar ...
* Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery


References


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Delineation of area of existing village Pai Tau (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for iden ...
. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System
Pai Tau Village
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Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for iden ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Nos. 5A, 5B, 5C & 6 Pai Tau, Sha Tin
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5A5B5C6
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Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for iden ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Lam Ancestral Hall, Nos. 8, 10-14 Pai Tau, Sha TinPictures
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