Tsung Pak Long Explained

Tsung Pak Long
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.504°N 114.1186°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Special administrative region
Subdivision Name1:Hong Kong
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North District
Subdivision Type3:Area
Subdivision Name3:Sheung Shui
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:HKT
Utc Offset1:+8:00

Tsung Pak Long is a village and the name of an area in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong.

Recognised status

Tsung Pak Long is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tsung Pak Long is part of the Fung Tsui constituency, which was formerly represented by Chiang Man-ching until July 2021.[2] [3]

History

Tsung Pak Long was recorded as a Punti village in the (Gazetteer of the Sun-On County) of 1819.[4]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tsung Pak Long was 184. The number of males was 105.[5]

Hakka Wai

Hakka Wai is a Hakka walled village located in the Tsung Pak Long area. Construction of the village started in the 1900s-1910s and was completed by 1920.[6]

External links

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. 18 October 2021.
  3. Web site: North District Council - North DC Members. District Council. 18 October 2021.
  4. Historic Building Appraisal: Dun Hau Tong, Tsung Pak Long
  5. 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. 81. 1996. 1991-7295.
  6. Historic Building Appraisal: Hakka Wai – Residential Houses