Shek Kwu Lung () is a village in the
Siu Lek Yuen
Siu Lek Yuen () is an area in Sha Tin District, New Territories East. Located to the east of Yuen Chau Kok, the area is surrounded on three sides by the Ma On Shan Country Park. Nowadays it is a residential area.
Name
The name means the origin ...
area of
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 areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populo ...
, Hong Kong.
Administration
Shek Kwu Lung 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, Shek Kwu Lung is part of the
Kwong Hong constituency, which was formerly represented by Ricardo Liao Pak-hong until July 2021.
History
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shek Kwu Lung was 55. The number of males was 18.
See also
*
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 ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Delineation of area of existing village Shek Kwu Lung and Nam Shan (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Siu Lek Yuen
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