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Leaflet about the Kang Yung Study Hall
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Wing Kat Tong, No. 18A Sheung Wo Hang
/ref> At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Wo Hang was 443. The number of males was 175. Since the 1950s many inhabitants of the village have moved to urban areas in Hong Kong and abroad.
/ref> * Lee ancestral hall (). Not graded. * Wing Kat Tong (), a communal hall, at No. 18A. Probably built before 1905. Not graded.
Delineation of area of existing village Sheung Wo Hang (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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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 ...
village in Wo Hang, 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 ...
, in the North District of Hong Kong. It is occupied by members of Hakka Li (李) Clan. Until the 18th century, the village was known as Wo Hang ().
Administration
Sheung Wo Hang is a recognized village under theNew 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, Sheung Wo Hang is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.
History
Before the arrival of the Lis, Wo Hang was occupied by the Hos (), the Tsangs () and the Tangs (). Lee Tak-wah (), a member of the Lis, moved to Wo Hang in 1698, shortly after the end of theGreat Clearance
The Great Clearance (), also translated as the Great Evacuation or Great Frontier Shift, was caused by edicts issued in 1661, 1664, and 1679, which required the evacuation of the coastal areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangnan, and Shandong ...
. Kuen-lam (), son of Tak-wah, built an Ancestral Hall in the village. The feng shui of the hall was considered harmful to the Hos, the Tsangs and the Tangs and they left the village. Members of the Li Clan later branched out to found the two nearby villages of Ha Wo Hang ("lower Wo Hang") and Wo Hang Tai Long (), in around 1730 and 1750 respectively. Wo Hang was subsequently renamed Sheung Wo Hang.Historic Building AppraisalWing Kat Tong, No. 18A Sheung Wo Hang
/ref> At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Wo Hang was 443. The number of males was 175. Since the 1950s many inhabitants of the village have moved to urban areas in Hong Kong and abroad.
Built heritage
The Kang Yung Study Hall () was built in the earlyQing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...
by the Li Clan. The study hall was later converted into a public school, which closed in 1986. It is now a declared monument.
Other historical buildings include:
* Lee Sze Sai Kui () Entrance Gate. Built in the 18th century. Not graded.List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment/ref> * Lee ancestral hall (). Not graded. * Wing Kat Tong (), a communal hall, at No. 18A. Probably built before 1905. Not graded.
See also
*Walled villages of Hong Kong
Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories.
History
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the shore of Guangdong suffered from pirates, and the area of present-day Hong Kong was particularly vulnerable to p ...
References
Further reading
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Delineation of area of existing village Sheung Wo Hang (Sha Tau Kok) 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 ide ...
. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information SystemSheung Wo Hang Tsuen
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