Wong Yi Chau Explained

Wong Yi Chau is a village in Tsam Chuk Wan, Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong.

Administration

Wong Yi Chau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

History

Pak Tam Chung was described as consisting of six villages in 1911 with fewer than 405 inhabitants: Wong Yi Chau, Pak Tam, Sheung Yiu, Tsak Yue Wu, Wong Keng Tei and Tsam Chuk Wan. The six villages were all inhabited by Hakka people, with the exception of two hamlets in Pak Tam.^{[2] [3]}

Further reading

• 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. 271-272 . Chapter 6. Sai Kung Peninsula.

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Wong Yi Chau (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) (includes Hei Tsz Wan)

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
2. Book: Faure, David . 1986 . The structure of Chinese rural society: lineage and village in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong . . 90 . 9780195839708 .
3. Delang . Claudio O. . 30 March 2018 . Local livelihoods and global process: complex causalities in Hong Kong's Sai Kung Peninsula . Miscellanea Geographica . 22 . 1 . 31–39 . 10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0003 . 2084-6118 . free .