Tong To Explained

Tong To is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of North District of Hong Kong.

Administration

Tong To is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tong To is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.^{[2] [3]}

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tong To was 104. The number of males was 47.^[4]

The three Hakka villages of Tam Shui Hang, Tong To and Shan Tsui had a total population of around 1,000 persons in1961. 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 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]

See also

• Shek Chung Au

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Tong To (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
2. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District). Electoral Affairs Commission. 21 October 2021.
3. Web site: North District Council - North DC Members. District Council. 21 October 2021.
4. 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.
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.