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San Uk Tsai (North District)

Coordinates: 22°30′37″N 114°10′45″E / 22.510144°N 114.179228°E / 22.510144; 114.179228
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Entrance gate of San Uk Tsai.
San Uk Tsai
Traditional Chinese新屋仔
Cantonese Yalesān ūk jái
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationsān ūk jái
Jyutpingsan1 nguk1 zai2
Yuek Wo Ancestral Hall (悅和祖祠) in San Uk Tsai.

San Uk Tsai (Chinese: 新屋仔), also called Tam Chuk Hang San Uk Tsai (丹竹坑新屋仔),[1] is a Hakka walled village[2] in Fanling, North District, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Administration

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San Uk Tsai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[3]

History

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San Uk Tsai appeared in the 1688 edition of the Gazetteer of Xin'an County. It was therefore probably established before 1688.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works -Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Appendix 12.2f: Detailed Records of Identified Built Heritage Features within CHIA Study Area of the Lau Shui Heung Tunnel Section (South Tunnel)
  2. ^ Ip, Hing-fong (1995). An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong (Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy). University of Hong Kong. p. 119.
  3. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.

Further reading

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22°30′37″N 114°10′45″E / 22.510144°N 114.179228°E / 22.510144; 114.179228