Yim Tso Ha Explained

Yim Tso Ha
Settlement Type:Area and village
Pushpin Map:Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.5323°N 114.207°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:Sha Tau Kok
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:HKT
Utc Offset1:+8:00

Yim Tso Ha is an area and a village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Yim Tso Ha 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, Yim Tso Ha is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.[2] [3]

History

The villages of Ma Tseuk Leng (upper and lower), Yim Tso Ha, Wu Shek Kok and Au Ha formed a yeuk ([4] a form of oath-sworn, inter-village, mutual-aid alliance.[5]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Yim Tso Ha was 47. The number of males was 18.[6]

Features

There is a Hip Tin temple in Yim Tso Ha.

Fauna

In the past, Yim Tso Ha was the site of an egretry, with the earliest records dating back to 1958. The egretry has been abandoned since 1993 and it is believed that the birds that used to breed there have moved to A Chau. The Yim Tso Ha egretry was the first Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Hong Kong, listed in 1975. At that time, it was the most important egretry in Hong Kong.[7] Having been abandoned for a long period of time, the Yim Tso Ha Egretry SSSI was de-listed in March 2016.[8]

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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. 19 October 2021.
  3. Web site: North District Council - North DC Members. District Council. 19 October 2021.
  4. Book: Faure, David . 1986 . The structure of Chinese rural society: lineage and village in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong . . 217 . 9780195839708.
  5. Book: Hase, Patrick H.. Patrick Hase. Custom, Land and Livelihood in Rural South China: The Traditional Land Law of Hong Kong's New Territories, 1750-1950. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Hong Kong University Press. 2013. 10. 978-988-8139-08-8.
  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.
  7. https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/publications/publications_con/files/IssueNo14.pdf "Hong Kong Biodiversity", Issue No. 14 March 2007
  8. [Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department]