Wu Shek Kok

Wu Shek Kok (Chinese: 烏石角) is a village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong.

History

The villages of Ma Tseuk Leng (upper and lower), Yim Tso Ha, Wu Shek Kok and Au Ha formed a yeuk (約),^[1] a form of oath-sworn, inter-village, mutual-aid alliance.^[2]

Features

There is a Tin Hau temple in Wu Shek Kok.^[3]

References

^ Faure, David (1986). The structure of Chinese rural society: lineage and village in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. p. 217. ISBN 9780195839708.
^ Hase, Patrick H. (2013). 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. p. 10. ISBN 978-988-8139-08-8.
^ Chinese Temples Committee: Tin Hau Kung, Wu Shek Kong

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Wu Shek Kok (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

22°32′05″N 114°12′42″E / 22.534855°N 114.211598°E / 22.534855; 114.211598

[1] Faure, David (1986). The structure of Chinese rural society: lineage and village in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. p. 217. ISBN 9780195839708.

[2] Hase, Patrick H. (2013). 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. p. 10. ISBN 978-988-8139-08-8.

[3] Chinese Temples Committee: Tin Hau Kung, Wu Shek Kong

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