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Chai Kek

Coordinates: 22°26′29″N 114°07′45″E / 22.441285°N 114.129218°E / 22.441285; 114.129218
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Distant view of Chai Kek, viewed from Ng Tung Chai, in the south.
Intersection of Lam Kam Road [zh] and Chai Kek Road, leading to Chai Kek.

Chai Kek (Chinese: 寨乪) is a village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Administration

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Chai Kek is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

History

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At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tsai Kek was 129. The number of males was 51.[2]

In December 2023, the village's former representative, Herman Chung He-man, was found murdered in the village; his wife was arrested.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ^ 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: 79. ISSN 1991-7295.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong woman accused of smothering husband to death faces murder charge". South China Morning Post. 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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22°26′29″N 114°07′45″E / 22.441285°N 114.129218°E / 22.441285; 114.129218