San Uk Tsai (North District)

Entrance gate of San Uk Tsai.

San Uk Tsai (Chinese: 新屋仔), also called Tam Chuk Hang San Uk Tsai (丹竹坑新屋仔),[1] is a Hakka walled village[2] in Fanling, North District, New Territories, Hong Kong.

San Uk Tsai
Traditional Chinese新屋仔
Cantonese Yalesān ūk jái
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationsān ūk jái
Jyutpingsan1 nguk1 zai2
Yuek Wo Ancestral Hall (悅和祖祠) in San Uk Tsai.

Administration

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San Uk Tsai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[3]

History

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San Uk Tsai appeared in the 1688 edition of the Gazetteer of Xin'an County. It was therefore probably established before 1688.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works -Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Appendix 12.2f Archived 2023-01-08 at the Wayback Machine: Detailed Records of Identified Built Heritage Features within CHIA Study Area of the Lau Shui Heung Tunnel Section (South Tunnel)
  2. Ip, Hing-fong (1995). An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong (Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy). University of Hong Kong. p. 119.
  3. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.

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22°30′37″N 114°10′45″E / 22.510144°N 114.179228°E / 22.510144; 114.179228