Tai Om Shan Explained

Tai Om Shan (; Cantonese Yale: daaih ām shāan) is a village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Recognised status

Tai Om Shan is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tai Om Shan was 72. The number of males was 30.^[2]

Further reading

• Book: Hase, Patrick H.. Patrick Hase

. Patrick Hase. Custom, Land and Livelihood in Rural South China: The Traditional Land Law of Hong Kong's New Territories, 1750-1950. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Hong Kong University Press. 2013. 978-988-8139-08-8.

External links

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

22.4364°N 114.135°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
2. 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. 79. 1996. 1991-7295.