Wu Shek Kok (Chinese: 烏石角) is a village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong.
Wu Shek Kok
Chinese: 烏石角 | |
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Village | |
 Wu Shek Kok and Starling Inlet seen from Luk Keng Road. | |
  Wu Shek Kok | |
| Coordinates: 22°32′05″N 114°12′42″E / 22.534855°N 114.211598°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
| District | North District |
| Area | Sha Tau Kok |
| Time zone | UTC+8:00 (HKT) |
Administration edit
Wu Shek Kok is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Wu Shek Kok is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.[2][3]
History edit
The villages of Ma Tseuk Leng (upper and lower), Yim Tso Ha, Wu Shek Kok and Au Ha formed a yeuk (約),[4] a form of oath-sworn, inter-village, mutual-aid alliance.[5]
Features edit
There is a Tin Hau temple in Wu Shek Kok.[6]
Japanese World War II military facilities are located on a hill at Wu Shek Kok.[7]
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Hase, Patrick (1993). "Eastern Peace: Sha Tau Kok Market in 1925" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 33: 147–202. ISSN 1991-7295.
References edit
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Faure, David (1986). The structure of Chinese rural society: lineage and village in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. p. 217. ISBN 9780195839708.
- ^ Hase, Patrick H. (2013). Custom, Land and Livelihood in Rural South China: The Traditional Land Law of Hong Kong's New Territories, 1750-1950. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Hong Kong University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-988-8139-08-8.
- ^ Chinese Temples Committee: Tin Hau Kung, Wu Shek Kong
- ^ "Survey Findings on Japanese World War II Military Installations in Hong Kong" (PDF). Surveying & Built Environment (Special issue to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong, 8 December to 25 December 1941). Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors: 83–84. 2011.
External links edit
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