Tan Chuk Hang Explained

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Tan Chuk Hang is a village of Hong Kong, located in Fanling, North District. It comprises Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai and Tan Chuk Hang San Wai aka. Sheung Tan Chuk Hang .^[1]

Administration

Tan Chuk Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[2] For electoral purposes, it is part of the Queen's Hill constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Law Ting-tak, who was elected in the local elections.^{[3] [4]}

History

Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai is a walled village that appeared in the 1688 edition of the Gazetteer of Xin'an County. It was therefore probably established before 1688.^[1]

Tan Chuk Hang is part of the Four Yeuk, which comprises Loi Tung, Lung Yeuk Tau, Lin Ma Hang and Tan Chuk Hang. The centre of the Alliance is the Hung Shing Temple at Hung Leng.^[5]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Tan Chuk Hang was 102. The number of males was 43.^[6]

See also

• Walled villages of Hong Kong

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Tan Chuk Hang (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works -Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Appendix 12.2f: Detailed Records of Identified Built Heritage Features within CHIA Study Area of the Lau Shui Heung Tunnel Section (South Tunnel). Includes pictures and a brief description of several historic houses of Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai.

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Notes and References

1. Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works -Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Appendix 12.2f: Detailed Records of Identified Built Heritage Features within CHIA Study Area of the Lau Shui Heung Tunnel Section (South Tunnel).
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. 17 October 2021.
4. Web site: North District Council - North DC Members. District Council. 17 October 2021.
5. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
6. 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. 77. 1996. 1991-7295.