Shui Wo

Shui Wo (Chinese: 水窩) is a village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Shum Ancestral Hall in Shui Wo in April 2008.

Administration

Shui Wo, including Sha Pa (沙壩), is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shui Wo was 92. The number of males was 41.[2]

References
  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.
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