Wo Che () is a village and an area in

Sha Tin Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project. The ne ...

of Hong Kong. South of

Fo Tan Fo Tan is an area of Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in the ...

and north of proper

, it is divided into Sheung Wo Che () and Ha Wo Che (), and the

reclamation Reclaim, reclaimed, reclaimer, reclaiming or reclamation means "to get something back". It may refer to: * Land reclamation, creating new land from oceans, riverbeds, or lake beds * Dedesertification, reversing of the land degradation in arid ...

Shing Mun River The Shing Mun River or Shing Mun River Channel is a river in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. History The original Shing Mun River began at Needle Hill, and flowed into the former Tide Cove (Sha Tin Hoi), a shallow bay. In the 1970s, Tide Cove was recla ...

. The hilly area above the villages of Wo Che is often considered to the area of

as its only main access, Sui Wo Road, leads to Fo Tan.

Administration

Sheung Wo Che and Ha Wo Che are recognized villages 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 ...

. Wo Che is one of the villages represented within the

Sha Tin Rural Committee Sha Tin Rural Committee () is a rural committee representing the interest of villages in Sha Tin District Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the ...

. For electoral purposes, Wo Che is part of the Lek Yuen constituency, which was formerly represented by Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit until July 2021.

Housing

Sheung Wo Che and Ha Wo Che are villages mainly occupying the lower hill. After beginning of

Sha Tin New Town Sha Tin New Town, or known as Sha Tin-Ma On Shan New Town or Sha Tin Town is one of the satellite towns and new towns of Hong Kong. It is within the Sha Tin District, the New Territories. The New Town covers the neighbourhoods such as Sha Tin, ...

, on the reclamation, a public housing estate,

Wo Che Estate Wo Che Estate () is a public housing estate in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the second public housing estate in Sha Tin, built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, located near Fung Wo Estate, Lek Yuen Estate and Sha Tin Sports ...

, named after it was built, and many housing estates on the hills above villages of Sheung Wo Che was built. For housing estates under

Home Ownership Scheme The Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) is a subsidised-sale public housing programme managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It was instituted in the late 1970s as part of the government policy for public housing with two aims – to encourage b ...

Sui Wo Court Sui Wo Court ( Chinese: 穗禾苑) is one of the first estates under Home Ownership Scheme. It is located in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Built in 1980, it is located on a mountain above Wo Che and east of central Fo Tan, northwest of ...

, the Cantonese Wo () indicated its position in Wo Che.

History

Sheung Wo Che was originally a small village with a 150-year history. It was expanded after the construction of 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 ...

in 1911, when city dwellers built holiday villas and summer retreat there. The houses at Nos. 7–10, built between the 1930s and the 1960s, are a surviving examples of this expansion. The buildings have been listed as Grade III historic buildings in 2011. The Nam Ancestral Hall, built in 1901, is also located in the village. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ha Wo Che was 76, the number of males was 31. The population of Sheung Wo Che was 100, the number of males was 70.

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{{Commons category, Wo Che
Delineation of area of existing village Ha Wo Che (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Delineation of area of existing village Sheung Wo Che (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was establish ...

. Historic Building Appraisal
Nos. 33-39 Ha Wo Che
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. Historic Building Appraisal
Nam Ancestral Hall, No. 121 Sheung Wo ChePictures
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. Historic Building Appraisal
Nos. 7-10 Sheung Wo ChePictures
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. Historic Building Appraisal
Entrance Gate of Sai Lam Temple, No. 198 Sheung Wo ChePictures
Sha Tin Sha Tin District

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Housing

History

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