Leung Uk Explained

Leung Uk is a village in Tai O, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

Administration

Leung Uk is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

History

Leung Uk was probably first settled around 1800 by members of the Leung family (hence the name of the village), who were Hakkas. According to genealogical records, the first ancestor came to Tai O from a village near Shum Chun Market (today's Shenzhen). At the time of the 1911 census, Leung Uk had a population of 104.^{[2] [3]}

During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, all villagers of Leung Uk were twice paraded en masse by Japanese troops, and were subsequently able to survive.^[4]

In 1955, Austin Coates described the village as having a population of 96, of the Leung, Chow, Man and Sin surnames. The village economy involved farming: vegetables, pigs and grass-cutting for sale to Shek Tsai Po for breaming.^[5]

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Leung Uk (Tai O) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

22.2482°N 113.8653°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
2. Lin . Shu-yen. Salt Manufacture in Hong Kong. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 7. 150 . 1967. 1991-7295.
3. Hase. Patrick. Patrick Hase . Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36. 80 . 1996. 1991-7295.
4. Book: Hayes, James. James W. Hayes

   . The great difference: Hong Kong's New Territories and its people, 1898-2004. James W. Hayes. 2006. Hong Kong University Press. 212. 9789622097940.

5. Book: Hamilton. Eric. Schofield. Walter. Peplow. S. H.. Tsui. Paul. Coates. Austin. Austin Coates . Hayes. James. James W. Hayes. John. Strickland. Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. 2010. Hong Kong University Press. 9789888028382. 59 .