Wong Uk Tsuen () is a village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of

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 ...

, Hong Kong.

Administration

Wong Uk Tsuen 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 ...

. For electoral purposes, Wong Uk Tsuen is located in the Shap Pat Heung North constituency of the

Yuen Long District Council The Yuen Long District Council () is the district council for the Yuen Long District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Yuen Long District currently consists of 45 members, of which the district is divided into 39 constituencies, ...

. It is currently represented by Shum Ho-kit, who was elected in the 2019 elections.

History

Wong Uk Tsuen is part of the Tung Tau alliance ()

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
Yi Shing Temple, Wong Uk Tsuen
/ref> or "Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages", together with Nam Pin Wai, Tung Tau Tsuen, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai, Shan Pui Tsuen and Tai Wai Tsuen. The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen is an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance. On 8 September 2021, 58 bullets were seized inside of a house in the village.

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Wong Uk Tsuen (Shap Pat Heung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Yuen Long Shap Pat Heung {{HK-geo-stub