Sha Lo Tung () is an area of

Tai Po District Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yuen, Ti ...

, in the northeastern

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 ...

of Hong Kong.

Administration

For electoral purposes, Sha Lo Tung is part of the

Hong Lok Yuen Hong Lok Yuen () is a low-density luxury residential housing estate in Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located near Cloudy Hill. It is north of Tai Po Town. History Hong Lok Yuen was previously an orchard owned by GeneraLi Fulin I ...

constituency of the

Tai Po District Council The Tai Po District Council () is the district council of Hong Kong, district council for the Tai Po District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Tai Po District Council currently consists of 21 members, of which the district is divi ...

. It was formerly represented by Zero Yiu Yeuk-sang, who was elected in the

local elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

until May 2021. Sha Lo Tung Cheung Uk () and Sha Lo Tung Lei Uk () are recognized villages under the

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 ...

Geography

Sha Lo Tung is located at approximately 3.8 km north-east from the centre of the

Tai Po New Town Tai Po New Town, or Tai Po Town, is a new town (satellite town) and non-administrative area in Tai Po District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The area is a planned town that surrounding the existing indigenous market towns Tai Po Hui (l ...

and is bounded by the Tai Po New Town to the south and surrounded by the

Pat Sin Leng Country Park Pat Sin Leng Country Park () is a country park in Hong Kong located in the northeastern New Territories. Established on 18August 1978, the country park covers of natural terrain. It comprises the Pat Sin Leng mountain range and other spurs, includ ...

to the north, east and west.greeneducation.org.hk - Sha Lo Tung
More specifically, it is located south of the

Hok Tau Reservoir Hok Tau Reservoir is a small S-shaped reservoir situated in the northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. The Tan Shan River flows through the reservoir and eventually empties into the Ng Tung River. The reservoir can be accessed by Stage 9 of ...

and north of

Fung Yuen Village Fung Yuen () is an area and a village located northwest of Tolo Harbour, in Tai Po, Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Fung Yuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For electoral purposes, it is part o ...

Villages

There are two villages in Sha Lo Tung: Cheung Uk () and Lei Uk (). Lei Uk is divided into Lo Wai () and Sun Wai, 'Old Village' and 'New Village'. Cheung Uk is a Grade II Historic Building, while Lo Wai is a Grade III Historic Building. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sha Lo Tung was 307. The number of males was 120.

Fauna

Sha Lo Tung is an important habitat of

dragonflies A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threa ...

and

damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Sha Lo Tung Cheung Uk (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Delineation of area of existing village Sha Lo Tung Lei Uk (Tai Po) 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 Appraisa
Sha Lo Tung Cheung UkPictures
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. Historic Building Appraisa
Sha Lo Tung Lei UkPictures

Pictures of Sha Lo Tung

Lisa Hopkinson, Civic Exchange, "Conservation of Sha Lo Tung: A Way Forward", June 2002
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