Sai Pin Wai Explained

Sai Pin Wai, sometimes transliterated as Sai Bin Wai, is a walled village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Sai Pin Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1] For electoral purposes, Sai Pin Wai is located in the Shap Pat Heung North constituency of the Yuen Long District Council. It is currently represented by Shum Ho-kit, who was elected in the 2019 elections.^{[2] [3]}

History

The village was set up by the Tang Clan of Kam Tin probably in the 17th century. The Tang later considered that Sai Pin Wai and the nearby Nam Pin Wai, that they had also set up, were of bad feng shui and moved to nearby Ying Lung Wai.^[4]

Sai Pin Wai later became a multi-clan village inhabited by many Punti families surnamed Ng, Lau, Fan, Tang, Cheng, Leung, Wong and Lam. The Lams settled in the village in 1626 coming from Xixiang of Baoan, Guangdong Province.^[4]

Features

Sai Pin Wai consists mainly of five rows of houses facing west.^[4]

See also

• Walled villages of Hong Kong

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Sai Bin Wai (Shap Pat Heung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of Nos. 92 & 93 Sai Pin Wai (demolished)

22.4481°N 114.0322°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. 10 October 2021.
3. Web site: Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members. District Council. 10 October 2021.
4. [Antiquities Advisory Board]