Tai Hong Wai Explained

Tai Hong Wai
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Hong Kong
Coordinates:	22.4408°N 114.0652°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:	Special administrative region
Subdivision Name1:	Hong Kong
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Yuen Long District
Subdivision Type3:	Area
Subdivision Name3:	Kam Tin
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	HKT
Utc Offset1:	+8:00

Tai Hong Wai is a walled village located in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. Three other walled villages, Kat Hing Wai, Wing Lung Wai, and Kam Hing Wai are located nearby and were built around the same time.^[1]

Administration

Tai Hong Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[2]

Education

Tai Hong Wai is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 74.^[3] POA 74 has multiple aided schools and one government school: Yuen Long Government Primary School (元朗官立小學).^[4]

The Tung Tak School (通德學校) is adjacent to Tai Hong Wai.^[5] It is an aided school,^[6] and is among the aided schools in POA 74.^[4]

Further reading

• Chan . Chi Sing Rex . 2006 . Transformation of Two Walled Villages in Kam Tin . HKIA Journal . 46 . 56–58 .

External links

• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, Tai Hong Wai, Kam Tin Pictures - Chinese version
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Watchtower (northwest), No. 9F Tai Hong Wai, Kam Tin Pictures - Chinese version
• Pictures of Tai Hong Wai

Notes and References

1. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
2. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
3. Web site: POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage . . 2023-11-30 . 2019-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131709/https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/school-lists/index.html . live .
4. Web site: POA School Net 74 . . 2023-11-30 .
5. https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/M/m-kt-04.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Tai Hong Wai (Kam Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
6. Web site: School Information 通德學校 Tung Tak School. Committee on Home-School Co-operation. 2023-11-30.