Nam Wai (Chinese: 南圍) is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.
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Administration edit
Nam Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
History edit
Nam Wai is a village of the Shing (成) and Yau (邱) clans, established during the 18th century. It appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri.[2]
In September 2023, the head of the village, Sing Yuk-man (son of Sing Fui-on), was arrested for having 1kg of marijuana in his village house.[3]
Features edit
A Tin Hau Temple is located in Nam Wai.[4]
See also edit
- Hiram's Highway
- Nearby villages: Heung Chung, Ho Chung, Pak Sha Wan Village, Pak Wai, Wo Mei
References edit
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Hill, Ronald D. (1985). "Fragments and speculations: the walled villages of Hong Kong". Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society. 11. Hong Kong Archaeological Society: 25-38. OCLC 02465191.
- ^ "Hong Kong police arrest son of late actor Sing Fui-on over marijuana possession". South China Morning Post. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Registered Temples. Tin Hau Temple, Nam Wai". Chinese Temples Committee.
Further reading edit
- Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). "Chapter 6. Sai Kung Peninsula". In Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 228–229. ISBN 9789888028382.
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