Sheung Keng Hau
Sheung Keng Hau (Chinese: 上徑口; lit. 'Upper Keng Hau') is a village in the Tai Wai area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Location[edit]
Ha Keng Hau (下徑口; 'Lower Keng Hau'), Sheung Keng Hau and Hin Tin are three adjacent villages located along Hin Keng Street (顯徑街), along a northeast–southwest direction. Hin Keng Estate, located northeast of the villages and across Hin Keng Street, was named after them. Sheung Keng Hau is located southeast of Hin Keng Estate.
Administration[edit]
Sheung Keng Hau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
History[edit]
Sheung Keng Hau is a single-surname village, Wai (韋), with a history of over 300 years. The Wai Ancestral Hall was rebuilt in 1930.[2]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Keng Hau was 195. The number of males was 86.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Wai Ancestral Hall, No. 5 Sheung Keng Hau
- ^ 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.
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