Chung Uk Tsuen (Tuen Mun District) Explained

Chung Uk Tsuen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.4288°N 113.9924°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Special administrative region
Subdivision Name1:Hong Kong
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tuen Mun
Subdivision Type3:Area
Subdivision Name3:Lam Tei
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:HKT
Utc Offset1:+8:00

Chung Uk Tsuen aka. Kwong Tin Wai is a walled village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Chung Uk Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the 36 villages represented within the Tuen Mun Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Chung Uk Tsuen is part of the Tuen Mun Rural constituency, which is currently represented by Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung.[2] [3]

History

The Chungs of Chung Uk Tsuen moved from Dongguan during the Ming dynasty.[4]

Tsing Chuen Wai appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri.

Education

Chung Uk Tsuen is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學).[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
  2. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tuen Mun District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 6 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Tuen Mun District Council - Tuen Mun DC Members. District Council. 12 August 2021.
  4. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
  5. Web site: POA School Net 70. Education Bureau. 2022-10-09.