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Hebe Haven
Hebe Haven, also known as Pak Sha Wan (), is a harbour on the south shore of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour has one opening to Port Shelter in its south. The Pak Sha Wan Peninsula, spanning south from Tsiu Hang () hugs the Hebe Haven and separates it from Inner Port Shelter ( Sai Kung Hoi). Villages are established along its shores. The haven is an excellent natural harbour for yachts and boats and is home to a number of yacht clubs, including the Shelter Cove yacht club (part of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club), and Hebe Haven Yacht Club. There is also a Sea Scouting activity centre situated by the haven. There are numerous moorings and many boats distributed around the area along with a clearly marked navigational channel. The channel marks are not lit at night. Geography Two main rivers run into the haven, Ho Chung River at the west and Tai Chung River in the north west. Tides, sea currents and river drifts form alleviates and beaches in the haven, although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK PakShaWan Overview
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Chung River
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Ta Ho Tun Sheung Wai
Ta Ho Tun () is a village in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. It comprises Ta Ho Tun Ha Wai () and Ta Ho Tun Sheung Wai (). Administration Ta Ho Tun is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye .... References Further reading * External links Delineation of area of existing village Ta Ho Tun (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) Villages in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Wai, Sai Kung District
Pak Wai () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. It is located along Hiram's Highway, next to the Marina Cove housing development. Administration Pak Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Pak Wai is a mixed clan village, probably established in the late 17th century. It appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri Simeone Volonteri () (June 6, 1831 – December 21,1904) was an Italian missionary and a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Life Simeone Volonteri was born in Milan, Italy. He joined the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in 1855. He was .... See also * Nam Wai References External links Delineation of area of existing village Pak Wai (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) Villages in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Sha Wan Village
Pak Sha Wan () is a village in the Hebe Haven (, Pak Sha Wan) area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. History Writing in the period of 1955 to 1958, Austin Coates and James W. Hayes referred to the village as 'Pak Sha Wan Old Village', distinguishing it from the nearby newly established Kau Sai San Tsuen, which they referred to as 'Pak Sha Wan New Village' (). See also * Hiram's Highway * Nearby villages: Heung Chung, Ho Chung, Nam Wai, Pak Wai, Wo Mei Wo Mei () is a Hakka village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Administration Wo Mei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Wo Mei ... References External links Delineation of area of existing village Pak Sha Wan (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) Villages in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Wai
Nam Wai () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Administration Nam Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Nam Wai is a village of the Shing () and Yau () clans, established during the 18th century. It appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri. See also * Hiram's Highway * Pak Wai, Sai Kung District Pak Wai () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. It is located along Hiram's Highway, next to the Marina Cove housing development. Administration Pak Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House ... References External links Delineation of area of existing village Nam Wai (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) Villages in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luk Mei Tsuen
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Luk or LUK may refer to: Surname Luk or Loke is the Cantonese romanization of several (but not all) Chinese surnames that are romanized as Lu in Mandarin. It may refer to: *Lu (surname 陆) *Lu (surname 禄) *Lu (surname 逯) *Lu (surname 鹿) Other uses *Luk (band), a Ukrainian band *LuK, a Schaeffler Group brand *Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport, US, IATA airport code *Leucadia National, US company, NYSE symbol See also *Luc (surname) Luc is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Giraut del Luc ( 1190–1197), French troubadour * Jacques de Saint-Luc, (1616– 1710), Flemish lutenist and composer * Jean-André de Luc (1727–1817), Swiss geologist and meteorolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kau Sai San Tsuen
Kau Sai San Tsuen () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of lan ..., Hong Kong. Administration Fat Tau Chau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History In 1952, Hakka farmers and shopkeepers of Kau Sai Chau were required to relocate, because the place was located in the centre of a large area of sea about to be designated as a military firing range. The villagers were resited to Kau Sai San Tsuen. At the time of the relocation, the village was described as "a new village of 17 houses, family temple, school hall, pigsties, grass-stores and latrine". References External links Delineation of area of existing village Kau Sai San Tsuen (Sai Kung) for election of resident representati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Chung New Village
Ho Chung () is a village on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Ho Chung River () runs through the village. Administration Ho Chung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History A Neolithic stone-working site was discovered at Ho Chung in 1999. The village was likely founded in the mid-16th century. Ho Chung was the centre of an inter-village grouping, the Ho Chung Tung () or Ho Chung Seven Villages (). This grouping owned the Che Kung Temple at Ho Chung. It comprised the Punti villages of Ho Chung, Nam Pin Wai, Mok Tse Che, Tai Lam Wu (including its off-shoot Ngau Liu), Man Wo (including its off-shoot Chuk Yuen), Tai Po Tsai (on Clear Water Bay Peninsula), and Sheung Sze Wan (on Clearwater Bay Peninsula). Shek Pok Wai (), considered as an off-shoot of Ho Chung, is also included. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ho Chung was 418; the number of males was 159. The population of Shek Pok Wai was 13; the number of males was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heung Chung
Heung Chung () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Administration Heung Chung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye .... History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shek Kwu Lung was 4. The number of males was 1. References Villages in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Che Keng Tuk
Che Keng Tuk () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Administration Che Keng Tuk is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye .... References External links Delineation of area of existing village Che Keng Tuk (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) Sai Kung District {{HongKong-geo-stub Villages in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
