Yim Liu Ha
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Yim Liu Ha (Chinese: 鹽寮下) is an area part of Sha Tau Kok, in North District, Hong Kong.
Administration[edit]
For electoral purposes, Yim Liu Ha is part of the Sha Ta constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei, who was elected in the local elections.[1][2]
History[edit]
Salt fields were historically farmed at Yim Liu Ha. Other salt fields were in Tai O on Lantau Island, San Hui and Wong Ka Wai in Tuen Mun, Yim Tin Tsai in Sai Kung and Yim Tin Tsai in Tai Po.[3]
Around 1898, Hoklo fishermen from Chaoyang, Jieyang and Shanwei moved to the Sha Tau Kok area and settled in Yim Liu Ha Village (鹽寮下村).[4]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Yim Liu Ha was 47. The number of males was 29.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ The History of Evangelisation in Hong Kong
- ^ Hong Kong Tourism Board. Unmissable adventures in Sha Tau Kok
- ^ 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: 81. ISSN 1991-7295.
Further reading[edit]
- Garrett, Valery M. (1987). "A Hoklo Wedding" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 27: 112–116. ISSN 1991-7295.
22°32′41″N 114°13′30″E / 22.5448°N 114.2249°E
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