Tai Po New Village or Tei Po New Village (Chinese: 低埔新村) is a village in Tung Chung, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is the resettlement village of the former nearby Tai Po Village (低埔村).
Administration
editTai Po is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
History
editIn 1955, Austin Coates described the villages as a small coastal village just east of the main Tung Chung Valley, dating from the first decade of the New Territories lease, while James W. Hayes reported a population of 38 in 1957–58.[2]
See also
edit- Chek Lap Kok San Tsuen, the nearby relocated village of the former village on Chek Lap Kok island.
References
edit- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 9789888028382.
External links
edit- Delineation of area of existing village Tai Po (Tung Chung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Delineation of area of existing village Tai Po (Tung Chung) for election of resident representative (2023 to 2026)
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