Shan Liu (Tai Po District) Explained

Shan Liu is a village in the Plover Cove area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Shan Liu is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Shan Liu is part of the Shuen Wan constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021.^{[1] [2]}

Shan Liu (including Lai Pek Shan and Lai Pek Shan San Tsuen) is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[3]

History

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.^[4]

Shan Liu was flooded as a consequence of heavy rains in July 2017. About 30 trapped residents were evacuated by Fire Services teams.^{[5] [6]}

Further reading

• Town Planning Appeal No.16 of 2011 documents an appeal under section 17B of the Town Planning Ordinance against the refusal by the Town Planning Board of an application for planning permission to build a proposed house (New Territories Exempted House - Small House) on a piece of government land in Shan Liu Village, Tai Po. It provides insights into aspects of the Small House Policy

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Shan Liu (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 29 November 2021.
2. Web site: Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members. District Council. 29 November 2021.
3. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
4. 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 .
5. News: Cheung . Elizabeth . 19 July 2017 . Parts of Hong Kong still face threat of flash floods after two days of heavy rain .
6. News: Chan . Riley . 19 July 2017 . Tai Po awash in flooding misery . .