Lung Mei, Tai Po District Explained
Lung Mei is a village in the Plover Cove area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong. It is located on the northern shore of Plover Cove in the west of Tai Mei Tuk.[1]
Administration
Lung Mei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] It is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Lung Mei is part of the Shuen Wan constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021.[3] [4]
History
Lung Mei was established before 1733.[1] Historically, Ting Kok, together with the nearby Hakka villages of Shan Liu, Lai Pik Shan, Lo Tsz Tin, Lung Mei and Tai Mei Tuk belonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk alliance.[5]
In February 2023, the dismembered body of Abby Choi Tin-fung was found in the village.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- [Antiquities Advisory Board]
- Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
- Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 28 December 2021.
- Web site: Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members. District Council. 28 December 2021.
- Web site: Wong Wing Ho, "Towards Urbanisation: Shuen Wan and Plover Cove Reservoir", Tai Po Book pp. 238 . 2011-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090718165655/http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp_d/pdf/TaiPo%20Book%20%28Eng%20Ver%29/TaiPo%20Book%20%28Eng%20Ver%29%2008%20Chap%2010.pdf . 2009-07-18 . dead .
- Web site: 2023-02-24 . 3 arrested in Hong Kong as part of missing socialite's dismembered body found . 2023-02-24 . South China Morning Post . en.
