Tsuen Wan Environmental Resource Centre is housed in Old House, Hoi Pa Village, in Tak Wah Park, Tak Wah Street,

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History

The Old House, is originally one of the houses of former Hoi Pa Village (), a

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...

mixed-lineage village. It was built by Mr. Yau Yuen-cheung (1865–1937), a village scholar of Hoi Pa Village. The old house was built with rammed earth, green bricks, green tiles and timber. It is a fine example of traditional southern Chinese village architecture. The village house, together with the adjacent areas, has now been developed into the Tak Wah Park. After the

Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) is a Hong Kong government organization established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO ...

had given the approval to convert the historical village house into an environment resource centre, the renovation work was done. The Centre was opened in December 1997. It is a joint venture of the

Environmental Protection Department Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is a department of Hong Kong Government concerning the issues of environmental protection in Hong Kong. The EPD is responsible for developing policies covering environmental protection, nature conser ...

and the

Conservancy Association The Conservancy Association () is a Hong Kong non-governmental organisation founded in 1968. The organisation focuses on the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural and cultural heritage. It also seeks to enhance the qu ...

. It has been a declared monument since 1986.

Facilities

There is a library, a computer room, an AV room, an exhibition area and a Green Home Exhibition Area. A Chinese plaque says ''Eco Place'' and a Chinese couplet says ''Happy are people in this house environed by green trees; birds fly freely around this place surrounded by bamboo'' which is found hanging at the entrance of the Centre.

External links

Environmental Protection Department information about the CentreVirtual tour of Tsuen Wan Environmental Resource Centre

Antiquities and Monuments Office - Old House, Hoi Pa Village

Film Service Office entry
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