Shek Po Tsuen Explained

Shek Po Tsuen is a walled village in Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Shek Po Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Shek Po Tsuen is part of the Ping Shan Central constituency.^[2]

History

Shek Po Tsuen was established in 1531, during the Ming dynasty.^[3]

Shek Po Tsuen appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri.

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shek Po was 257. The number of males was 108.^[4]

Features

The entrance gate of Shek Po Wai in Shek Po Tsuen is a Grade III historic building.^[5]

See also

• Walled villages of Hong Kong

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Shek Po Tsuen (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of the Entrance Gate of Shek Po Wai

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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 June 2021.
3. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
4. 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. 78. 1996. 1991-7295.
5. [Antiquities Advisory Board]