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Chuk Yuen (Chinese: 蠻窩) is a village in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Chuk Yuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
History
Chuk Yuen, together with Man Wo, of which it is considered to be an off-shoot, was part of the inter-village grouping, the Ho Chung Tung (蠔涌洞) or Ho Chung Seven Villages (蠔涌七鄉), which had its centre in Ho Chung.[2]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Chuk Yuen was 9. The number of males was 3.[3]
References
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Hase, Patrick (June 2003). The Historical Heritage of Ho Chung, Pak Kong, and Sha Kok Mei, Sai Kung (PDF) (article). S.Y. Consultancy Services Co. Ltd.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Delineation of area of existing village Man Wo (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) (includes Chuk Yuen)
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