Tai Om
Tai Om (Chinese: 大菴) is a village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.
Cheung Ancestral Hall in Tai Om.
Luk Tak Study Hall in Tai Om.
Administration
Tai Om is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
History
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tai Om was 162. The number of males was 74.[2]
Conservation
The Tai Om Feng Shui Woodland, covering an area of 2.7 hectares, was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 2005.[3][4]
References
- "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- 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: 79. ISSN 1991-7295.
- "Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)". Planning Department.
- "Site of Special Scientific Interest - Tai Om Fung Shui Woodland" (PDF). Planning Department. 30 September 1992.
External links
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- Delineation of area of existing village Tai Om (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Luk Tak Study Hall, No. 36 Tai Om Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yuk Yin Study Hall, No. 37 Tai Om Pictures
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