
Sai O () is a village of in the
Shap Sze Heung
Shap Sze Heung, sometimes transliterated as Shap Sz Heung (), is an area in Hong Kong located in the northern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula.
Administration
Despite its proximity to the neighbouring areas administered by Sha Tin and Sai Kun ...
area of
Sai Kung North
Sai Kung North refers collectively to the areas on the southern side of Tolo Harbour and the northernmost part of the Sai Kung Peninsula. Part of this broad area is served by Sai Sha Road, a motorway between Sai Kung and Ma On Shan.
Geogra ...
, in
Tai Po District
Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yuen, ...
,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
.
Administration
Despite its proximity to the neighbouring areas administered by
Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
The ...
and
Sai Kung districts, Sai O is actually administered by
Tai Po District
Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yuen, ...
. It is covered by the
Sai Kung North constituency of the
Tai Po District Council
The Tai Po District Council () is the district council for the Tai Po District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Tai Po District Council currently consists of 21 members, of which the district is divided into 19 constituencies, ele ...
, which is currently represented by Ben Tam Yi-pui. Sai O is a recognised village under the
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
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 ...
.
See also
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Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary
*
Nai Chung, another village of Shap Sze Heung, located directly east of Sai O
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Sai O (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Sai Kung North
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