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Ting Kok is an area and a village in New Territories,the northeastern part of Hong Kong. It is located on the northern shore of Plover Cove [1] and west of Tai Mei Tuk. Administratively,it is part of Tai Po District.
Ting Kok is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. [2] For electoral purposes,Ting Kok is part of the Shuen Wan constituency of the Tai Po District Council. It was formerly represented by So Tat-leung,who was elected in the local elections until October 2021. [3] [4]
Ting Kok Village,originally called Ting Kai (汀溪),was historically a multi-surname Punti village founded before 1688. [5]
Historically,Ting Kok,together with the nearby Hakka villages of Shan Liu,Lai Pik Shan,Lo Tsz Tin,Lung Mei and Tai Mei Tuk belonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk (汀角約) alliance. [6]
In the 19th century,Ting Kok was the centre of the wider San On (新安) Roman Catholic missionary district. It was also an established transit point used by missionaries on their way into mainland China. The mission was set up in 1866,and 19 residents were baptised as the first batch of local Catholics. [7]
At the time of the 1911 census,the population of Ting Kok was 669. The number of males was 301. [8]
Built heritage in Ting Kok include:
A mangrove covers a coastal area of about seven hectares near Ting Kok Village. It is one of the few sites in Hong Kong where a large population of Lumnitzera racemosa can be found. [11]
A part of Ting Kok is within the Pat Sin Leng Country Park,and the Ting Kok wetlands have been declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985. [12] [13]
Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories.
Kuk Po is an area situated in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong,to the south of the Starling Inlet,opposite the town of Sha Tau Kok.
Hung Shing Temples or Tai Wong Temples are temples dedicated to Hung Shing Tai Wong. Hung Shing temples have been widely built in southern China,especially Guangdong province and in Hong Kong.
Plover Cove also known for its Chinese names Shuen Wan Hoi or Shuen Wan (船灣),is a cove in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong,near Tolo Channel and Tolo Harbour.
Tung Tsz,sometimes transliterated as Tung Tsai,is an area near Shuen Wan in the Tai Po District of the New Territories,Hong Kong,under the hills of Pat Sin Leng. The area is mainly rural and has a few villages. The campus of The Education University of Hong Kong and the campsite of Tung Tsz Scout Centre for The Scout Association of Hong Kong are also located in the area.
Tai Mei Tuk is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in the Tai Po District,New Territories,Hong Kong.
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Ho Chung is a village on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Ho Chung River (蠔涌河) runs through the village.
Tai Hang is an area in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong.
Sha Lo Tung is an area of Tai Po District,in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong.
There are several Hip Tin Temples in Hong Kong. Kwan Tai is worshiped in these temples.
Loi Tung is a village in Sha Tau Kok,North District,Hong Kong.
Ng Tung Chai,also known as Wong Fung Chai (黃峰寨),is a village in Lam Tsuen,Tai Po District,Hong Kong. It is the departure point of a trail leading to a group of waterfalls,on the northern slope of Tai Mo Shan.
Ma Tseuk Leng,sometimes transliterated as Ma Tseuk Ling,is an area in Sha Tau Kok,North District,Hong Kong.
Tai Om is a village in Lam Tsuen,Tai Po District,Hong Kong.
Lo Tsz Tin is a village in Tai Po District,Hong Kong.
Lung Mei is a village in the Plover Cove area of Tai Po District,Hong Kong. It is located on the northern shore of Plover Cove in the west of Tai Mei Tuk.
Shan Liu is a village in the Plover Cove area of Tai Po District,Hong Kong.
Tai Po Tsat Yeuk was an inter-village alliance in today's Hong Kong. It collectively comprised 64 villages.
