Au Pui Wan () is a village in the
Fo Tan
Fo Tan () is an area of Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in t ...
area of
Sha Tin District
Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most ...
, Hong Kong. Is it located southeast of
Grassy Hill
Grassy Hill () is the fourteenth highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 647 m (2,123 ft), it is situated between Tsuen Wan and Tai Po and near Lead Mine Pass. Stage 7 of MacLehose Trail runs near its peak.
The summit of the hill is loc ...
.
Administration
Au Pui Wan is a recognized village under the
New Territories
The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...
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 ...
. It is one of the villages represented within the
Sha Tin Rural Committee
Sha Tin Rural Committee () is a rural committee representing the interest of villages in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
External links
* Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalEx-Office Building of Sha Tin Rural Committee, No. 248 ...
. For electoral purposes, Au Pui Wan is part of the
Fo Tan
Fo Tan () is an area of Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in t ...
constituency, which is currently represented by Lui Kai-wing.
See also
*
Kau Yeuk (Sha Tin) The Nine Alliances of Lek Yuen or Kau Yeuk () was a regional organization of various groups in Sha Tin Valley, Hong Kong.
Alliances
The nine groups were:
* Tai Wai Yeuk (): Chik Chuen Wai ()
* Tin Sam Tsuen, Sha Tin District, Tin Sam Yeuk (): Tin S ...
*
San Tin Village
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Au Pui Wan (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Sha Tin District
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Villages in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong