Shek Kiu Tau () is a village in the
Sha Tau Kok
Sha Tau Kok () is a closed town in North District, Hong Kong. It is the last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area and is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Its residents are mostly descendants of Hakka farmers and Hoklo fisher ...
area of
North District of Hong Kong.
Administration
Shek Kiu Tau 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 villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Shek Kiu Tau is part of the
Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.
History
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shek Kiu Tau was 98. The number of males was 37.
See also
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Shek Chung Au
Shek Chung Au () is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of North District, Hong Kong, North District of Hong Kong.
Administration
Shek Chung Au is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages repr ...
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Shek Kiu Tau (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in North District, Hong Kong
Sha Tau Kok
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