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Chung Sum Wai (), sometimes transliterated as Chung Sam Wai, is a
Punti ''Punti'' ( zh, t=本地, j=bun2 dei6, l=locals) is a Cantonese endonym referring to the native Cantonese people of Guangdong and Guangxi. In Hong Kong, ''Punti'' designates Weitou dialect-speaking locals in contrast to non-Weitou speaker ...
walled village A walled village () is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack ...
in Wang Chau,
Yuen Long District Yuen Long District (Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, formerly Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong, districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021. Geogra ...
, Hong Kong.


Administration

Chung Sum Wai 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 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Chung Sum Wai is part of the Ping Shan North constituency, which was formerly represented by Young Ka-on until September 2021.


See also

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Walled villages of Hong Kong Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories. History During the Ming and Qing dynasties, coastal areas in Guangdong experienced numerous attacks from pirates. The area of present-day Hong Kong was particular ...
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I Shing Temple I Shing Temple or I Shing Kung () is a temple in Tung Tau Wai, Wang Chau (Yuen Long), Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. It is dedicated to Hung Shing and Che Kung. The temple was built in 1718 by the residents of six villages of Wang Ch ...


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Delineation of area of existing village Wang Chau Chung Sam Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Walled villages of Hong Kong Wang Chau (Yuen Long) Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong {{YuenLong-geo-stub