Ma Tin Tsuen Explained

Ma Tin Tsuen is a walled village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Ma Tin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Ma Tin Tsuen is part of the Shap Pat Heung Central constituency, which was formerly represented by Willis Fong Ho-hin until July 2021.^{[2] [3]}

Features

The entrance gate and the shrine of the walled villages were rebuilt in 2009.^{[4] [5]}

Education

Ma Tin Tsuen is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 73. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: South Yuen Long Government Primary School (南元朗官立小學).^[6]

See also

• Walled villages of Hong Kong

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Ma Tin (Shap Pat Heung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Picture of the Entrance Gate
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Picture of the shrine

22.4394°N 114.0236°W

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 (Yuen Long District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 29 July 2021.
3. Web site: Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members. District Council. 29 July 2021.
4. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
5. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
6. Web site: POA School Net 73. Education Bureau. 2022-10-09.