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Kam Tsin Wai () is a village located in the south of Shek Kong Airfield, in Pat Heung,
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Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall, Kam Tsin Wai, Pat Heung
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Administration

Kam Tsin Wai is a recognized village under the
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History

The village was built for the settlement of members of the Cheng () clan, who moved from six villages in the Shing Mun Valley at the time of the construction of the Shing Mun Reservoir in 1928. At that time, most of the Chengs, including 540 villagers from 84 families, moved to the new village of Shing Mun San Tsuen in
Kam Tin Kam Tin, or Kam Tin Heung, is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively, it is par ...
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Wo Hop Shek Wo Hop Shek () is an area in the south of Fanling, Hong Kong. It consists of villages and recently developed housing estates. The area is famous for its large public cemetery, Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery, on the nearby hillside. Every year, du ...
and Pan Chung. A small number moved to Kam Tsin Wai. Kam Tsin Wai consisted of 25 village houses built by green bricks.


Features

The Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall () was built in 1929. It was later converted into a Catholic church called Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel (), which was served from S.S. Peter and Paul Church () in
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 ...
(built in 1925 in Tung Tau Tsuen, S.S. Peter and Paul Church was relocated and rebuilt at No. 201
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Shui Pin Tsuen Shui Pin Tsuen () is a village in Wang Chau (Yuen Long), Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Shui Pin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 37 villages represented wit ...
, in 1958).
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Ss. Peter and Paul Church, No. 201 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long
/ref> The Chengs later redeemed the ancestral hall from the Catholic Church in the mid-1960s and the church at the hall was closed.


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Delineation of area of existing village Kam Tsin Wai Tsuen (Pat Heung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Pictures of the Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall, Kam Tsin Wai, Pat Heung
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Kong Ha Wai – Main BuildingPictures
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Kong Ha Wai –Entrance GatePictures
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Kong Ha Wai – Servants' QuartersPictures
Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Pat Heung {{YuenLong-geo-stub