San Tsuen Explained

San Tsuen is a village situated in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong, to the west of the town of Sha Tau Kok.

The village is inhabited by the Yau (Hakka: k^hiu33) clan. It is a Hakka speaking village.

San Tsuen was the village that linguist Henry Henne chose to source his informant Khjew Fuj for the Hakka dialect of Sha Tau Kok. He collected his information between July 1949 and April 1950.

Administration

San Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, San Tsuen is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.^{[2] [3]}

San Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[4]

History

San Tsuen was served by the San Tsuen station of the former Sha Tau Kok Railway, which was in operation from 1911 to 1928. San Tsuen station was opened in February 1916.

See also

• List of villages in Hong Kong

Further reading

• Henry Henne. Sathewkok Hakka Phonology. Norsk Tidskrift for Sprogvidenskap Bind XX. 1964.

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village San Tsuen (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Film Services Office: San Tsuen

22.5446°N 114.2148°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 (North District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 21 October 2021.
3. Web site: North District Council - North DC Members. District Council. 21 October 2021.
4. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .