Sha Kong Wai (Chinese: 沙江圍; lit. 'walled village of sandy river')[1] is a village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Part of it is a historic walled village.
Administration
editSha Kong Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Sha Kong Wai is part of the Ping Shan North constituency.[3]
History
editThe village was probably founded in the 17th century, in the late Ming Dynasty.[1][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Chi Hong Po Jai, Sha Kong Wai, Ha Tsuen
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, Sha Kong Wai, Ha Tsuen
Further reading
edit- Choi, C.C. (1990). "Studies on Hong Kong Jiao Festivals" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 30: 26–43. ISSN 1991-7295.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sha Kong Wai.
- Delineation of area of existing village Sha Kong Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of Chi Hong Po Jai, Sha Kong Wai
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of Entrance Gate, Sha Kong Wai
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