Tai Ho Village or Tai Ho Tsuen () is a village on

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, located near

Tai Ho Wan Tai Ho Wan or Tai Ho Bay (, also ) is a bay on the north shore of Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located west of Siu Ho Wan, and northeast of Tung Chung and . The surrounding land was originally planned to be par ...

, a bay on the northern shore of Lantau Island, and northeast of

Tung Chung Tung Chung ( " eastern stream") is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung C ...

Administration

Tai Ho is a recognized village under the

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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 ...

History

Tai Ho was historically is a multi-

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village.

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. Historic Building Appraisal
Tai Ho Watchtower
It was historically part of the San Heung () community, consisting of the villages of

Pak Mong Pak Mong () is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, located near Tai Ho Wan, a bay on the northern shore of Lantau Island, and northeast of Tung Chung. Administration Pak Mong is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Polic ...

, Ngau Kwu Long and Tai Ho.

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Delineation of area of existing village Tai Ho (Mui Wo) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
(includes Tai Ho New Village aka. Tai Ho San Tsuen () and Tin Liu ()) *

. Historic Building Appraisal
Tai Ho WatchtowerPictures
Villages in Islands District, Hong Kong Lantau Island {{IslandsDistrict-geo-stub

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