Tan Chuk Hang

Tan Chuk Hang (Chinese: 丹竹坑) is a village of Hong Kong, located in Fanling, North District. It comprises Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai and Tan Chuk Hang San Wai (aka. Sheung Tan Chuk Hang).

Tan Chuk Hang Public School
Tan Chuk Hang
Chinese丹竹坑
Cantonese Yaledāan jūk hāang

Administration

Tan Chuk Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] For electoral purposes, it is part of the Queen's Hill constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Law Ting-tak, who was elected in the local elections.[2][3]

History

Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai (丹竹坑老圍; 'Tan Chuk Hang Old Village') is a walled village that was probably established before 1688.

Tan Chuk Hang is part of the Four Yeuk (四約; 'Four Villages Alliance'), which comprises Loi Tung, Lung Yeuk Tau, Lin Ma Hang and Tan Chuk Hang. The centre of the Alliance is the Hung Shing Temple at Hung Leng.[4]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Tan Chuk Hang was 102. The number of males was 43.[5]

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 (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Hung Shing Temple, Hung Leng Tsuen
  5. 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: 77. ISSN 1991-7295.

Further reading
  • Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works -Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Appendix 12.2f: Detailed Records of Identified Built Heritage Features within CHIA Study Area of the Lau Shui Heung Tunnel Section (South Tunnel)
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