Choi Uk Tsuen or Tsoi Uk Tsuen () is a village in

Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly ...

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 ...

, Hong Kong.

Administration

Choi Uk Tsuen is a recognized village under the

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 ...

. For electoral purposes, Choi Uk Tsuen is located in the Shap Pat Heung North constituency of the Yuen Long District Council. It is currently represented by Shum Ho-kit, who was elected in the

2019 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2019. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has a calendar of upcoming elections around the world, and the National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections in cou ...

Features

The village has an ancestral hall which houses photos of the living and deceased people of the village. The village also has a community centre.

Culture

The community living in Choi Uk Tsuen consists of people who have the surname Choi, specifically descendants of three independent family lines who share the same name and have joined the village at various times. The traditional Poon Choi (Big Bowl Feast) still continues when there is a major event taking place (e.g. wedding celebration and various Chinese Festivals according to the Chinese New year).

Representation

Villagers have to decide who they want to represent the village. The villagers decide through the electoral selection. Choi Uk Tsuen is part of the Tung Tau alliance () Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal
Yi Shing Temple, Wong Uk Tsuen
or "Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages", together with Nam Pin Wai, Tung Tau Tsuen,

Ying Lung Wai Ying Lung Wai () is a Walled villages of Hong Kong, walled village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Ying Lung Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Ying ...

Shan Pui Tsuen Shan Pui Tsuen () is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Shan Pui Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For electoral purposes, Shan Pui Tsuen is located in the Sh ...

, Wong Uk Tsuen and Tai Wai Tsuen.Press Release: "Property development projects at Nam Cheong and Yuen Long Stations", May 13, 2009
/ref> The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen is an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance.

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Choi Uk Tsuen (Shap Pat Heung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Shap Pat Heung Yuen Long {{YuenLong-geo-stub