Wong Chuk Yeung () is a village in
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 ...
,
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 areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populo ...
, Hong Kong.
Administration
Wong Chuk Yeung 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 ...
. It 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 ar ...
. For electoral purposes, Wong Chuk Yeung is part of the
Sui Wo constituency, which was formerly represented by Ken Mak Tsz-kin until July 2021.
History
In the early 20th century, the villagers of Wong Chuk Yeung generated a large part of their income from selling fuel cut from the extensive woods which were to be found near the village. The woods at Wong Chuk Yeung, on the eastern slopes of
Grassy Hill
Grassy Hill () is the fourteenth highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 647 m (2,123 ft), it is situated between Tsuen Wan and Tai Po and near Lead Mine Pass. Stage 7 of MacLehose Trail runs near its peak.
The summit of the hill is loc ...
, held tigers every year during the breeding season.
See also
*
Kau Yeuk (Sha Tin) The Nine Alliances of Lek Yuen or Kau Yeuk () was a regional organization of various groups in Sha Tin Valley, Hong Kong.
Alliances
The nine groups were:
* Tai Wai Yeuk ()： Chik Chuen Wai ()
* Tin Sam Yeuk ()： Tin Sam Wai (), San Tin ()
* Keng ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Delineation of area of existing village Wong Chuk Yeung (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Fo Tan
Villages in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
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