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Tsing Yi Fishermen Village () and St. Paul's Village () are two adjacent villages on
Tsing Yi Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...
island, in
Kwai Tsing District Kwai Tsing is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi, Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016. The district h ...
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Administration

Fishermen's Village and St. Paul's Village () collectively form one of the villages represented within the
Tsing Yi Rural Committee Tsing Yi Rural Committee () is a rural committee dealing with matters of the village of Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. Representatives See also * List of villages in Hong Kong The following is a list of villages in Hong Kong. Villages in ...
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History

Tsing Yi Fishermen Village was completed in 1965 to provide residence to fishermen's families relocated from
Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and flee ...
. It was built on a slope, originally directly facing the
Tsing Yi Typhoon Shelter Rambler Channel Typhoon Shelter () is a typhoon shelter in the Rambler Channel, near Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. It was built in 1966 with a size of . In 2004 the typhoon shelter was in size. Rambler Channel Public Cargo Working Area () is just inside ...
. It was established by a donation of the
Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, formerly Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) is a major international humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Founded i ...
. (see "Annex to LCQ2" link) St. Paul's Village, also a fishermen village, was established in 1973.


See also

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Mun Tsai Tong Mun Tsai Tong or Moon Tsai Tong () was a harbour located between northeast Tsing Yi Island and Nga Ying Chau in Hong Kong. It was reclaimed for the development of a new town on Tsing Yi Island in 1980s. The harbour became two public housing estat ...
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Fishermen villages in Hong Kong Several fishermen villages () were established in Hong Kong to house fishermen families. List of fishermen villages As of 2006, the list of Existing Fishermen Villages was: (see "Annex to LCQ2" link) ;North District * Ap Chau Fishermen's Vil ...


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Delineation of area of existing village Tsing Yi Fishermen and St. Paul's Village (Tsing Yi) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong Tsing Yi {{HK-geo-stub