Tam Shui Hang Explained

Tam Shui Hang is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of North District of Hong Kong. The village is divided into upper (Sheung Tam Shui Hang,), middle and lower (Ha Tam Shui Hang,) parts.[1]

Administration

Tam Shui Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tam Shui Hang is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.[3] [4]

History

The three Hakka villages of Tam Shui Hang, Tong To and Shan Tsui had a total population of around 1,000 persons in 1961. During the Cultural Revolution, the villagers of these three places removed a Tin Hau image from a Man Mo temple located across the border in Mainland China and built a temple in Tsoi Yuen Kok, at the western end of Kong Ha Village to house the image. The temple was under the management of a special trust, the Sam Wo Tong .[5] In the 1990s, the residents constructed a new Tin Hau Temple at the present location, south of Tam Shui Hang, where the original statue of Tin Hau is enshrined.[6]

Features

The Kwan Ah School in Tam Shui Hang ceased operation in 2004.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location Library. Tam Shui Hang Tsuen, Sha Tau Kok . Film Services Office . 12 March 2024 .
  2. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
  3. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 21 October 2021.
  4. Web site: North District Council - North DC Members. District Council. 21 October 2021.
  5. Hayes. James W. . James W. Hayes . 1970 . A Casualty of the Cultural Revolution . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 10. 196–197. 1991-7295.
  6. Web site: Unmissable adventures in Sha Tau Kok . . 12 March 2024 .
  7. Web site: LegCo Members' visit to Sha Tau Kok Frontier Closed Area . 24 March 2015 . .