Shek Chung Au () is a village in the

Sha Tau Kok Sha Tau Kok is a closed city, closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area, it is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Geography The small rural village of Sha Tau Kok is located on the northern sh ...

area of North District of Hong Kong.

Administration

Shek Chung Au is a recognized village under the

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. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Shek Chung Au is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.

Location

Nearby villages include

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, located southeast of Shek Chung Au, directly across Sha Tau Kok Road; Shek Kiu Tau in the southwest and

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in the northeast.

History

Shek Chung Au was historically an important traffic node, and a military post was located there during several hundred years, until the mid-19th century. In 1911, the Sha Tau Kok Railway was opened as far as Shek Chung Au. The light railway was then extended to Sha Tau Kok in 1912. Shek Chung Au Station () remained as one of the five stations of the line. On 15 February 2012, areas around Sha Tau Kok (but not the town itself), as well as Mai Po, were taken out of the

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, opening up 740 hectares (1,800 acres) of land for public access. A checkpoint on the original perimeter, operated by

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and the Customs and Excise Department at Shek Chung Au, was officially decommissioned on 14 February 2012, and its functions taken over by a new checkpoint outside of Sha Tau Kok.

References

External links

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

Japanese Pillboxes at Shek Chung Au
at gwulo.com
Pictures of the remains of Shek Chung Au Station within Sha Tau Kok Farm
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. Historic Building Appraisal
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Administration

Location

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