Shek Chung Au () is a village in the
Sha Tau Kok
Sha Tau Kok is a closed city, closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area, it is Hong Kong's northernmost town.
Geography
The small rural village of Sha Tau Kok is located on the northern sh ...
area of
North District of Hong Kong.
Administration
Shek Chung Au 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 Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Shek Chung Au is part of the
Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.
Location
Nearby villages include
Wu Shek Kok
Wu Shek Kok () is a village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Wu Shek Kok is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural ...
, located southeast of Shek Chung Au, directly across Sha Tau Kok Road;
Shek Kiu Tau Shek Kiu Tau () is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of North District of Hong Kong.
Administration
Shek Kiu Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok Dis ...
in the southwest and
Tong To Tong To () is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of North District of Hong Kong.
Administration
Tong To is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rura ...
in the northeast.
History
Shek Chung Au was historically an important traffic node, and a military post was located there during several hundred years, until the mid-19th century.
In 1911, the
Sha Tau Kok Railway
The Sha Tau Kok Railway ( Chinese: 沙頭角鐵路) was a narrow-gauge light rail operated by the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation, running from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok in the northern New Territories of Hong Kong. It was long and had eight ...
was opened as far as Shek Chung Au. The light railway was then extended to Sha Tau Kok in 1912. Shek Chung Au Station () remained as one of the five stations of the line.
On 15 February 2012, areas around Sha Tau Kok (but not the town itself), as well as Mai Po, were taken out of the
Frontier Closed Area
The Frontier Closed Area (), established by the Frontier Closed Area Order, 1951, and 1984 is a regulated border zone in Hong Kong that extended inwards from the border with Mainland China.
Established to prevent illegal migrants and other i ...
, opening up 740 hectares (1,800 acres) of land for public access. A checkpoint on the original perimeter, operated by
the Police
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and the
Customs and Excise Department at Shek Chung Au, was officially decommissioned on 14 February 2012, and its functions taken over by a new checkpoint outside of Sha Tau Kok.
See also
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Sha Tau Kok Road
Sha Tau Kok Road () is a road connecting Sha Tau Kok and Fanling in the New Territories, Hong Kong.
History
Sha Tau Kok Road is the only road access to Sha Tau Kok from Hong Kong since its construction in 1927. The road replaced Sha Tau Kok Rai ...
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International College Hong Kong
International College Hong Kong (ICHK) is an international kindergarten, primary and secondary school in Hong Kong based in two campuses in the northeastern New Territories.
ICHK Hong Lok Yuen
ICHK Hong Lok Yuen is a kindergarten and primary ...
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Starling Inlet
Starling Inlet or Sha Tau Kok Hoi () is a harbour in northeast New Territories, Hong Kong. The whole body of water falls within the Closed Area and generally restricted to local residents.
Features
Settlements around the harbour include: Sha T ...
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Shek Chung Au (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)Japanese Pillboxes at Shek Chung Auat gwulo.com
Pictures of the remains of Shek Chung Au Station within Sha Tau Kok Farm*
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 ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Law Uk, Shek Chung AuPicturesPictures of Ancillary Block
Villages in North District, Hong Kong
Sha Tau Kok
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