Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village overview 201707

The Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village

Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong The Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong () is a social and charity institution in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1901. It operates several major facilities such as the Wu Kai Sha Youth Village. History The Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong was founded in 1918 by ...

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Wu Kai Sha Wu Kai Sha (), formerly known as Wu Kwai Sha or U Kwai Sha (), is a place at the shore of Tolo Harbour, northwest of Ma On Shan in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Wu Kai Sha is within the Sha Tin District, one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ...

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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 ...

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 ...

, operated by the Chinese Y M C A of Hong Kong.

History

The camp was originally constructed in 1955 as the "Children's Village in Wu Kai Sha" (烏溪沙兒童新村), when it was an orphanage, or orphan's village, with up to 1,000 children. The orphanage and children's hospital services ceased in 1971 after which the land was handed over to the Chinese Y M C A of Hong Kong to develop into a holiday camp and beach resort, and renamed Chinese Y M C A of Hong Kong Wu Kai Sha Youth Village. When the camp was opened there was no road access, and the only transport was a

kaito Kaito (written: 海斗, 開士, 魁斗, 海翔, 海人, 快斗, 凱斗 or 海都) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer * Baruto Kaito (born 1984, surname Baruto), ...

service from the

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Ma Liu Shui Ma Liu Shui is an area in Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The area faces Tide Cove (Sha Tin Hoi) and Tolo Harbour. The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Science Park are located in Ma Liu Shui. Name ety ...

. In the 1980s, roads were constructed.Report of the Director of Audit on the Results of Value. Hong Kong Audit Commission - 2005 "5.2 Wu Kai Sha was once an isolated community in Ma On Shan, with fishing villages and a youth camp. Prior to the 1980s, there was no road access. The only transport available was a kaito service operating from the Wu Kai Sha Public Pier to Ma Liu Shui. In the 1980s, with the development of the Ma On Shan new town, roads were built. "

Features

The campsite comprises an area of 11 hectares, and can accommodate up to 1,100 residential campers and 1,000 day campers.

Gallery

File:WKS Youth Village Administration Building 2016.jpg, Admin building in October 2016 File:WKS Youth Village Assembly Hall 2016.jpg, Village Hall in October 2016 File:WKS Youth Village Chapel interior 2016.jpg, Chapel in October 2016 File:WKS Youth Village Hall 8&9 2016.jpg, Function rooms in October 2016 File:WKS Youth Village Dining Hall 2016.jpg, Canteen in October 2016 File:WuKwaiShaYouthVillage_PlayRooms.jpg, Play rooms in June 2006 File:HK_WuKwaiShaYouthVillage_ClassRooms.JPG, Classrooms in October 2009 File:WKS Youth Village Lion Pavilion 2016.jpg, Lion pavilion in October 2016 File:WKS Youth Village Soccer Patch 2016.jpg, Soccer pitch in October 2016 File:WKS Youth Village Recreation Room 2016.jpg, Recreation Room in October 2016 File:WKS Youth Village Basketball Court 2016.jpg, Basketball court in October 2016 File:WKS Youth Village Rope Course 2016.jpg, Rope Course in October 2016 File:HK_WuKwaiShaYouthVillage_BBQ.JPG, Barbecue area in October 2009

References

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