Tung Tau Tsuen (), formerly Tung Tau Lei,

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Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen (), or Ha Tsuen Heung () is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District. History During the Hungwu reign (1368-1398) of the Ming Dynasty, two members of Tang clans in Kam Tin ...

Yuen Long District Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021 Geography Yuen Long District contains the largest alluvial pla ...

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Administration

Tung Tau Tsuen is a recognized village under the

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History

During the Hungwu reign of the

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Kam Tin Kam Tin, or Kam Tin Heung, is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively, it is part o ...

left for Ha Tsuen as they saw the potentials of this place as markets and places of producing fish and salt. These two members of Tang clans, Tang Hung Wai and Tang Hung Chih, built two villages there.Fung Chi Ming. 1996. ''Yuen Long Historical Relics and Monument''. Yuen Long District Board. The two villages are Tseung Kong Wai (, formerly Sai Tau Lei) and Tung Tau Tsuen (formerly Tung Tau Lei).

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Delineation of area of existing village Tung Tau Tsuen (Ha Tsuen) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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