Village notice board in 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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Hung Uk Tsuen was 120. The number of males was 56.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ↑ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
  4. ↑ 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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