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Shui Mei Tsuen () is a village in the
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 ...
area of
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 ...
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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 ...
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Administration

Shui Mei Tsuen 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 ...
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History

In January 2022, a pet dog was surrounded and beaten to death by four male inhabitants of the village; one was arrested. The dog's owner said that she begged the men for mercy, and that the assailants also threatened to beat her as well.


Further reading

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Shui Tau Tsuen Shui Tau Tsuen () is a 17th century village in Kam Tin area, Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Kam Tin is the origins of Tang Clan (), one of the Five Great Clans of Hong Kong. Administration Shui Tau Tsuen is a recognized villa ...
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Delineation of area of existing village Shui Mei Tsuen (Kam Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) is a Hong Kong government organization established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO ...
. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System
Shui Mei Tsuen
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Tang Tsing Lok Ancestral Hall, No. 297 Shui Mei TsuenPictures
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Tang Chan Yui Kuen Ancestral Hall, No. 201 Shui Mei TsuenPictures
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Tin Hau Temple, No. 62 Shui Mei TsuenPictures
Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Kam Tin {{YuenLong-geo-stub