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Tai Po Kau () is an area and a villages south of the town of
Tai Po Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Market") on the north of Lam Tsu ...
in Hong Kong, which was the site of the former Tai Po Kau station on the
Kowloon–Canton Railway The Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR; ) was a railway network in Hong Kong.Legislative Council information paper CB(1)357/07-08(0 THB(T) CR 8/986/00, CB(1)1749/07-08(0/ref> It was owned and operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC ...
. It is located at a river estuary that empties into
Tolo Harbour Tolo Harbour, or Tai Po Hoi (, historically ) is a sheltered harbour in northeast New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Tide Cove aka. Sha Tin Hoi is to the south of the harbour, and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and Tolo Channel are to ...
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Administration

Tai Po Kau 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 ...
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See also

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Ha Wong Yi Au Ha Wong Yi Au () is a village in Tai Po Kau, Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Ha Wong Yi Au is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Wong Yi Au was ...
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Mang Gui Kiu ''Mang Gui Kiu'' (also called: Haunted Bridge, Ghost Bridge) () is a bridge situated in Tsung Tsai Yuen (), Tai Po Kau, Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was originally named Hung Shui Kiu (Bridge of Flooding) for being frequently over ...
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Museum of Ethnology (Hong Kong) Museum of Ethnology is a museum located in Lake Egret Nature Park, Tai Po Kau, Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Transport The museum is accessible within walking distance South East of Tai Po Market station of the MTR. See also * List of museu ...
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Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve The Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve, also called Tai Po Kau Special Area, is a nature reserve in the Tai Po area of the New Territories in northern Hong Kong. The area comprises a dense, hilly woodland with over 100 species of trees and numerous strea ...
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Delineation of area of existing village Tai Po Kau (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Tai Po Places in Hong Kong {{HK-geo-stub