
Tong Fong () is a small village in
Ta Kwu Ling,
North District,
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 Delt ...
.
Administration
Tong Fong is a recognized 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.
History
The village of
Man Uk Pin
Man Uk Pin () is a Hakka walled village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Man Uk Pin is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok Distr ...
in North District was first settled in the late 17th century by the
Man () who came from
Wuhua () in
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
province. The Man later moved out of the village and stayed in
Heung Yuen,
Ping Che and Tong Fong nearby.
[ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal]
Tong Ancestral Hall, No. 18 Man Uk Pin
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Features
The Wing Kit Study Hall in Tong Fong has been listed as a Grade III historic building.[ Antiquities Advisory Board]
List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
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References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Tong Fong (Ta Kwu Ling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Pictures of Wing Kit Study Hall, Nos. 12-13 Tong Fong
* Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal
Fuk Sin Tai, Nos. 8-9 Tong FongPictures
Villages in North District, Hong Kong
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