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''Pang uk'' () is a kind of stilt house found in Tai O,

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. ''Pang uk'' are built on water or on small beaches. A fire broke out in 2000 destroying some of the houses in Tai O, and some were later rebuilt. They were once found in many other fishing towns and villages in rural Hong Kong, but only those in Tai O are preserved in a large scale, with some in the Lei Yue Mun Village and Ma San Tsuen in

Lei Yue Mun Lei Yue Mun is a short channel in Hong Kong. It lies between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The channel is an important passage for the city, forming the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour. The land ...

. Pang uk developed from the boat houses of ''Tanka'' () or fishing people, after they moved to reside on land.

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A letter by residents of ''pang uk'' to a newspaperTVB iFiles - a programme on a Hong Kong TV channel

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Photo gallery of Tai O and the ''pang uk''from HK-place.comfrom HK-place.comPang uk along a riverA newspaper cuttingPicture of a pang uk at Sam Ka Tsuen, near Lei Yue Mun
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