Tin Ha Wan Village Explained

Tin Ha Wan Village is a village in the Hang Hau area of Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Administration

Tin Ha Wan Village is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

History

The current Tin Ha Wan Village is a resite village that was relocated together with the nearby Fat Tau Chau Village in the early 1990s. The historical location of Tin Ha Wan was in a bay near Fat Tong Chau. It comprised two settlements, Sheung Lau Wan and Ha Lau Wan, and had a population of 96 in 1955.^[2]

See also

• Fat Tau Chau, a nearby resite village

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Tin Ha Wan (Hang Hau) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Tin Hau Temple, Hang Hau Pictures

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Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
2. Book: Hamilton. Eric. Schofield. Walter. Peplow. S. H.. Tsui. Paul. Coates. Austin. Austin Coates . Hayes. James. James W. Hayes. John. Strickland. Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. 2010. Hong Kong University Press. 9789888028382. 320–321 .