Tseng Tau () is a village of in the

Shap Sze Heung Shap Sze Heung, sometimes transliterated as Shap Sz Heung (), is an area in Hong Kong located in Sai Kung North, the northern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula. Administration Despite its proximity to the neighbouring areas administered by Sha T ...

area of

Sai Kung North Sai Kung North refers collectively to the areas on the southern side of Tolo Harbour and the northernmost part of the Sai Kung Peninsula. Part of this broad area is served by Sai Sha Road, a motorway between Sai Kung and Ma On Shan. Geogra ...

, in

Tai Po District Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yue ...

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 ...

, located near the shore of

Three Fathoms Cove Three Fathoms Cove or Kei Ling Ha Hoi () is a cove in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Geography Three Fathoms Cove is surrounded by Shap Sze Heung (Tseng Tau, Nga Yiu Tau, Sai Keng and Kei Ling Ha are along the coast), Yung Shue O, Wong Tei ...

Administration

Tseng 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 ...

History

The Shap Sze Heung Tsung Tsin Church () of the

Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong The Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong or TTMHK () is one of the eight Lutheran bodies in Hong Kong. It currently has approximately 10,600 members. The current president of TTMHK is Elder Wong Fook Yee. History The TTMHK was established in its c ...

was initially located in the Yat Sun School () of Tseng Tau starting from 1954. A dedicated church building was later built in Nga Yiu Tau in 1960. The building is now vacant.

Conservation

Tseng Tau Coast, a coastal area of 1 km in length located north of the village and facing

Three Fathom Cove Three Fathoms Cove or Kei Ling Ha Hoi () is a cove in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Geography Three Fathoms Cove is surrounded by Shap Sze Heung (Tseng Tau, Nga Yiu Tau, Sai Keng and Kei Ling Ha are along the coast), Yung Shue O, Wong Tei Tu ...

, covering an area of 4.3 hectares, was designated as a

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle ...

in 1994.

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Tseng Tau (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Pictures of Tseng Tau Village and Yat Sun School
Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong Sai Kung North {{Hong Kong-stub

Administration

History

Conservation

See also

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