Shek Po Tsuen
Walled village in Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Shek Po Tsuen (Chinese: 石埔村) is a walled village in Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Shek Po Tsuen 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, Shek Po Tsuen is part of the Ping Shan Central constituency.[3]
History
Shek Po Tsuen was established in 1531, during the Ming dynasty.[1]
Shek Po Tsuen appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri.
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shek Po was 257. The number of males was 108.[4]
Features
The entrance gate of Shek Po Wai (石埔村) in Shek Po Tsuen is a Grade III historic building.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, Shek Po 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.
- ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 78. ISSN 1991-7295.
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shek Po Tsuen.
- Delineation of area of existing village Shek Po Tsuen (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of the Entrance Gate of Shek Po Wai
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