Hung Uk Tsuen
Hung Uk Tsuen (Chinese: 洪屋村) is a village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Hung Uk Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Hung Uk Tsuen is part of the Ping Shan Central constituency.
History
Hung Uk Tsuen is one of the three wais (walled villages) and six tsuens (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Hung Uk Tsuen was 120. The number of males was 56.
See also
References
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
- ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 78. ISSN 1991-7295.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hung Uk Tsuen.
- Delineation of area of existing village Hung Uk Tsuen (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 76-77 Hung Uk Tsuen Pictures
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