Siu Hang Tsuen (North District)

Siu Hang Tsuen (Chinese: 小坑村) is a village of Hong Kong, located in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, North District. It is one of the five Wai (walled villages) and six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau.[1] Siu Hang Tsuen (小坑新村; 'Siu Hang New Village') is located directly to its west.

Siu Hang Tsuen.

Archway and Fuk Tak Temple (福德祠) in Siu Hang Tsuen.

Administration

Siu Hang San Tsuen (小坑新村) is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] Siu Hang Tsuen is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Siu Hang Tsuen is part of the Queen's Hill constituency, which is currently represented by Law Ting-tak.[3][4]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Siu Hang was 42. The number of males was 25.[5]

References

Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
"List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
"Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
"North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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: 81. ISSN 1991-7295.

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Siu Hang San Tsuen (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Siu Hang Tsuen (North)
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Fuk Tak Temple, Siu Hang Tsuen, Fanling Pictures

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[AMO_LYTHT-1] Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail

[2] "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.

[3] "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[4] "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[5] 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: 81. ISSN 1991-7295.