Ha Keng Hau () is a village in the
Tai Wai
Tai Wai (Chinese: 大圍 ) is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong, located between Sha Tin and the Lion Rock, within the Sha Tin District.
With three rapid transit stations, one of which an interchange station serving two lines, fiv ...
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
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
.
Administration
Ha Keng Hau 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 ...
.
Location
Ha Keng Hau,
Sheung Keng Hau () and
Hin Tin
Hin Tin () is a village in the Tai Wai area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Location
Hin Tin is located south of the main part of Hin Keng Estate, across Hin Keng Street (). Ha Keng Hau, Sheung Keng Hau and Hin Tin are three adjacent villages ...
are three adjacent villages located along Hin Keng Street (), along a northeast–southwest direction.
Hin Keng Estate
The following is an overview of Public housing estates in Tai Wai, Hong Kong
History
The history of public housing estates in Tai Wai is linked to the history of Sha Tin New Town, which started in the 1970s.
Overview
Chun Shek Estate
Chun S ...
, located northeast of the villages and across Hin Keng Street, was named after them. Ha Keng Hau is located east of Hin Keng Estate and west of
Lung Hang Estate.
History
Ha Keng Hau was established by the Law () and the Mak () during the 18th century.
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October 2011 The Mak who settled there had branched out of
Pan Chung
Pan Chung () is a walled village in Tai Po District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Pan Chung and neighboring Pan Chung San Tsuen () are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy.
It is one of the villages represented within t ...
() in
Tai Po
Tai Po is an List of areas of Hong Kong, area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Mark ...
.
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Keng Hau was 195. The number of males was 86.
See also
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Hin Keng station
Hin Keng () is a station on the , part of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. It opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase. It was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project. The station is located ...
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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 ...
*
Keng Hau (constituency)
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Ha Keng Hau (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Tai Wai
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