Hung Uk Tsuen
Hung Uk Tsuen (Chinese: 洪屋村) is a village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration
[edit]Hung Uk Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Hung Uk Tsuen is part of the Ping Shan Central constituency.[2]
History
[edit]Hung Uk Tsuen is one of the three wais (walled villages) and six tsuens (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.[3]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Hung Uk Tsuen was 120. The number of males was 56.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
- ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 78. ISSN 1991-7295.
External links
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- Delineation of area of existing village Hung Uk Tsuen (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 76-77 Hung Uk Tsuen Pictures
22°26′30″N 114°00′12″E / 22.441679°N 114.003405°E
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