Tan Ka Wan () is a village in the

Sai Kung North Sai Kung North refers collectively to the areas on the southern side of Tolo Harbour and the northernmost part of the Sai Kung Peninsula. Part of this broad area is served by Sai Sha Road, a motorway between Sai Kung and Ma On Shan. Geograph ...

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, ...

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Administration

Tan Ka Wan 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 ...

Geography

Tan Ka Wan comprises several smaller villages: Tse Uk (), Lau Uk (), Lam Uk () and Mo Uk (). The village cluster is mainly concentrated near the coast of Long Harbour. Together with nearby

Ko Lau Wan Ko Lau Wan () aka. Kau Lau Wan () is a remote village in the north of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is under the jurisdiction of Tai Po District. Administration Kau Lau Wan is a recognised village under the New Territories ...

, Tan Ka Wan forms an enclave within

Sai Kung East Country Park Sai Kung East Country Park () is a country park on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong, measuring . It opened in 1978 and has features including: * High Island Reservoir * High Island * Pak Tam Au * Sheung Yiu * Wong Shek Pier * Beaches of T ...

. A natural stream in Tan Ka Wan flows from south to north towards Long Harbour. Estuarine

mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evolution in severa ...

can be found at the coastal area.

Features

In 2014, the village was described as "sparsely populated with abandoned houses in dilapidated condition". St. Peter's Chapel () in Tan Ka Wan was built in 1873. It is one of the

historic churches of Sai Kung Peninsula The historic churches of Sai Kung are Roman Catholic churches and chapels established in the 19th and 20th centuries by missionaries in the Sai Kung Peninsula and surrounding islands, across modern day administrative areas: the Sai Kung District ...

. A drug rehabilitation centre, the Ling Oi Tan Ka Wan Centre, managed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong is situated in Tan Ka Wan. The rehabilitation centre in Tan Ka Wan started in 1984.Ling Oi Centre - About Us
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References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Tan Ka Wan (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong Sai Kung North {{Hong Kong-stub