Shan Liu () is a village in the
Plover Cove
Plovers ( , ) are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae.
Description
There are about 66 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subf ...
area of
Tai Po District
Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yuen, Ti ...
, Hong Kong.
Administration
Shan Liu is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Shan Liu is part of the
Shuen Wan Shuen may refer to:
* Shuen paper, also known as Xuan paper or Shuen paper or rice paper, is a kind of paper originating in ancient China used for writing and painting
* Shuen Wan, also known as Plover Cove or Shuen Wan Hoi, a cove in the Tai Po ar ...
constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021.
History
Historically,
Ting Kok
Ting Kok is the name of an area and a village in the northeastern part of Hong Kong. It is located on the northern shore of Plover Cove
* Lee Ancestral Hall (). Built in the late 19th century. Not graded. There are more than 10 ancestral halls i ...
, together with the nearby
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 ...
villages of Shan Liu, Lai Pik Shan,
Lo Tsz Tin Lo Tsz Tin () is a village in Tai Po District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Lo Tsz Tin is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purpose ...
,
Lung Mei and
Tai Mei Tuk
Tai Mei Tuk (officially known as in Chinese; formerly and still commonly known as ; also written as or ) is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in the Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Administration
Tai Mei Tuk is a recog ...
belonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk () alliance.
Shan Liu was flooded as a consequence of heavy rains in July 2017. About 30 trapped residents were evacuated by
Fire Services teams.
References
Further reading
Town Planning Appeal No.16 of 2011documents an appeal under section 17B of the
Town Planning Ordinance
The Town Planning Board () is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Government tasked with developing urban plans with an aim to ensuring the "health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the community through the process of guiding and c ...
against the refusal by the
Town Planning Board
The Town Planning Board () is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Government tasked with developing urban planning, urban plans with an aim to ensuring the "health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the community through the process of ...
of an application for planning permission to build a proposed house (New Territories Exempted House - Small House) on a piece of government land in Shan Liu Village, Tai Po. It provides insights into aspects of the
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 ...
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Shan Liu (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong
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