Pai Tau Village (traditional Chinese: 排頭村; simplified Chinese: 排头村) is a village located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.

Stall selling local snacks at Pai Tau Village
Nos. 5A, B, C and 6 Pai Tau Village
Wai Chuen Monastery (慧泉寺), one of several Buddhist monasteries in the valley above Pai Tau Village.

Administration

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Pai Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tin Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Pai Tau Village is part of the Lek Yuen constituency, which was formerly represented by Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit until July 2021.[2][3]

Location

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The village is located next to Sha Tin station on the Hong Kong MTR.[4]

Features

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  • The buildings at Nos. 5A, 5B, 5C and 6 Pai Tau Village are listed as Grade II Historic Buildings.[5]
  • The Lam Ancestral Hall in Pai Tau Village, is a Grade III Historic Building.[5]
  • Tin Liu (田寮), also a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy,[1] is adjacent to Pai Tau Village, to the west

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sha Tin District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Sha Tin District Council - Sha Tin DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Sha Tin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment
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