Tsing Yi Fishermen Village and St. Paul's Village explained

Tsing Yi Fishermen Village and St. Paul's Village are two adjacent villages on Tsing Yi island, in Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Fishermen's Village and St. Paul's Village collectively form one of the villages represented within the Tsing Yi Rural Committee.

History

Tsing Yi Fishermen Village was completed in 1965 to provide residence to fishermen's families relocated from Tsuen Wan. It was built on a slope, originally directly facing the Tsing Yi Typhoon Shelter.^[1] It was established by a donation of the Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere.^[2]

St. Paul's Village, also a fishermen village, was established in 1973.^[2]

See also

• Mun Tsai Tong
• Fishermen villages in Hong Kong

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Tsing Yi Fishermen and St. Paul's Village (Tsing Yi) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

22.358°N 114.1047°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fishermen's Village, Tsing Yi 青衣漁民新村 . 1966 . .
2. Web site: Replies to LegCo questions. LCQ2: Existing fishermen villages . 22 March 2006 . . . (see "Annex to LCQ2" link)