Pak Sha O Explained

Pak Sha O is an area and a village of Sai Kung North, in Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Pak Sha O and Pak Sha O Ha Yeung are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

History

It has been reported that the villages of Sham Chung, Lai Chi Chong and Pak Sha O had historically close social ties.^[2]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Pak Sha O was 117. The number of males was 52.^[3]

Chapel

Pak Sha O is the site of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel . A first chapel was built in Pak Sha O in 1880 on another site.^[4] The conversion of Pak Sha O into a Catholic village partly resulted from the desire of the villagers to combat the harassment of the tax-lords of Sheung Shui. The current chapel was built between 1915 and 1923. The site is now used as a training campsite by the Catholic Scout Guild.^[5]

Other features

• Several buildings of the former Ho Residence and the Ho Ancestral Hall, as well as the King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun in Pak Sha O are Grade I historic buildings.
• Pak Sha O Youth Hostel
• King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun in nearby Pak Sha O Ha Yeung are Grade I historic buildings.

Further reading

• News: Yau . Elaine . 28 September 2015 . The expats who revived Hong Kong village Pak Sha O and impressed absentee owners with their labour . .
• News: Knowles . Hazel . 27 March 2012 . Unravelling the Past . https://web.archive.org/web/20130919104027/http://www.chinadailyasia.com/life/2012-03/27/content_72781.html . dead . 19 September 2013 . .

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Pak Sha O (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun, Pak Sha O Ha Yeung Pictures
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Pak Sha O Pictures

22.4489°N 114.3196°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
2. Faure . David . 1982. Saikung, The Making of the District and its Experience during World War II . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 23. 207 . 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. News: Heaver . Stuart . 27 February 2016 . The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong . .
5. Historic Building Appraisal: Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Pak Sha O