Ho Sheung Heung
Ho Sheung Heung (Chinese: 河上鄉) is an area in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong.
Administration
[edit]Ho Sheung Heung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] For electoral purposes, Ho Sheung Heung is part of the Sheung Shui Rural constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Simon Hau Fuk-tat, who was elected in the local elections.[2][3]
History
[edit]The Hau (侯) Clan, one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories, arrived in modern-day Hong Kong towards the end of the 12th century, during the Southern Song Dynasty. They first settled at Ho Sheung Heung. They later settled three branch-villages: Yin Kong, Kam Tsin and Ping Kong.[4]
Villages
[edit]There are four villages in Ho Sheung Heung, namely Nam Pin Wai, Pak Pin Wai, Chung Sum Tsuen and Chung Wai Tsuen (San Tsuen).[5]
Ho Sheung Heung Lo Wai (河上鄉老圍) aka. Pak Pin Wai (北邊圍) is a walled village.
Conservation
[edit]Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall in Ho Sheung Heung has been listed as a declared monument[6][7] since 2003.[8] The Sin Wai Nunnery and the Hung Shing Temple and Pai Fung Temple are listed as Grade III historic buildings since 2010.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Baker, Hugh D. R. (1966). "The Five Great Clans of the New Territories" (PDF). Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 6: 26. JSTOR 23881432.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Ho Sheung Heung
- ^ Development Bureau: Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall
- ^ Press release: "Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall in Sheung Shui gazetted as historical building", December 19, 2003
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
External links
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- Delineation of area of existing village Ho Sheung Heung (Sheung Shui) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Sin Wai Nunnery, Ho Sheung Heung Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Hung Shing Temple and Pai Fung Temple, Ho Sheung Heung Pictures
- Film Services Office: Ho Sheung Heung
- Pictures of Ho Sheung Hung Lo Wai
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