Tan Ka Wan (Chinese: 蛋家灣) is a village in the Sai Kung North area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Tan Ka Wan is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

Geography

Tan Ka Wan comprises several smaller villages: Tse Uk (謝屋), Lau Uk (劉屋), Lam Uk (林屋) and Mo Uk (巫屋).[2] The village cluster is mainly concentrated near the coast of Long Harbour.[2]

Together with nearby Ko Lau Wan, Tan Ka Wan forms an enclave within Sai Kung East Country Park.[3]

A natural stream in Tan Ka Wan flows from south to north towards Long Harbour. Estuarine mangrove can be found at the coastal area.[2]

Features

In 2014, the village was described as "sparsely populated with abandoned houses in dilapidated condition".[2]

St. Peter's Chapel (聖伯多祿小堂) in Tan Ka Wan was built in 1873.[4] It is one of the historic churches of Sai Kung Peninsula.[5]

A drug rehabilitation centre, the Ling Oi Tan Ka Wan Centre, managed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong is situated in Tan Ka Wan.[2] The rehabilitation centre in Tan Ka Wan started in 1984.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "TPB Paper No. 9613. Draft Ko Lau Wan Outline Zoning Plan" (PDF). Town Planning Board. 2 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Country Park Enclaves" (PDF). Environmental Protection Department. 10 August 2010.
  4. ↑ St. Peter's Chapel entry at catholic.org.hk
  5. ↑ Heaver, Stuart (27 February 2016). "The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post.
  6. ↑ Ling Oi Centre - About Us
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