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Sun Fung Wai, sometimes transliterated as Shun Fung Wai (), is a
walled village A walled village () is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack ...
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Lam Tei Lam Tei () is an area in the Tuen Mun District of the New Territories, Hong Kong. The region lies at the north end of Tuen Mun city. It is highly rural, with Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery being a landmark of the region. History Several villages ...
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Tuen Mun District The Tuen Mun District () is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, administrative districts of Hong Kong. As of 2021, the population was 506,879, of which 64,000 were under the age of 18. Part of the district is the Tuen Mun New Town (or sim ...
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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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Recognised status

Shun Fung Wai is a recognised 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 ...
. Sun Fung Wai is one of the 36 villages represented within the
Tuen Mun Rural Committee The Tuen Mun Rural Committee (, TMRC) is a rural committee in Hong Kong. It was founded by rural leader Chan Yat-sen in 1953 with representatives from 29 villages in Tuen Mun. Today the rural committee consisted of 36 villages and 69 village r ...
. For electoral purposes, Sun Fung Wai is part of the Tuen Mun Rural constituency.


History

Sun Fung Wai is a multi-lineage village established around 300 years ago.Brief Information on proposed Grade III Items. Item #875


See also

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Walled villages of Hong Kong Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories. History During the Ming and Qing dynasties, coastal areas in Guangdong experienced numerous attacks from pirates. The area of present-day Hong Kong was particular ...
, including nearby
Nai Wai Nai Wai () aka. Wong Kong Wai ()Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalEntrance Gate, Nai Wai/ref> is a Walled villages of Hong Kong, walled village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Recognised status Nai Wai is a recognis ...
(adjacent),
Tsing Chuen Wai Tsing Chuen Wai () is a walled village located in the Lam Tei area, in the northern part of Tuen Mun District, in Hong Kong. Recognised status Tsing Chuen Wai is a recognised village under the Small House Policy of the New Territories. It is ...
and
Tuen Tsz Wai Tuen Tsz Wai () is a village of Hong Kong, located in the Lam Tei area, in the northern part of Tuen Mun District. Part of the village is a historic Punti walled village. Administration Tuen Tsz Wai is a recognized village under the New Terr ...


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Delineation of area of existing village Sun Fung Wai (Tuen Mun) 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
Sun Fung Wai
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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
Entrance Gate, Shun Fung WaiPicture
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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
Shrine, Shun Fung WaiPicture


Walled villages of Hong Kong Lam Tei Villages in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong {{HK-geo-stub