Tung Chan Wai (), also transliterated as Tung Chun Wai, is a village in the
San Tin
San Tin () is a loosely defined area in Yuen Long District in New Territories, Hong Kong that is part of the San Tin (constituency), San Tin constituency. Unlike Hong Kong's highly urbanised areas, San Tin is sparsely populated due to its marsh ...
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 ...
,
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 ...
.
Administration
Tung Chun Wai 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
Tung Chan Wai is a
Man
A man is an adult male human. Before adulthood, a male child or adolescent is referred to as a boy.
Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the f ...
() clan village.
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Tung Chan Wai (San Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)*
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
Tung Chan WaiPictures of Tung Chan Wai
Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
San Tin
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