Cheung Sheung

Cheung Sheung
Store sign in Cheung Sheung.

Cheung Sheung (Chinese: 嶂上) is a village of in the Sai Kung North area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Cheung Sheung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

History

Cheung Sheung Plateau was the site of several villages with schools during the peak era of the area, in the 1950s-1960s. Villagers moved to urban areas in the 1970s.[2]

Features

Cheung Sheung is the site of the former Pok Oi Public School (博愛公立學校).[3]

The Cheung Sheung Campsite is managed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.[2]

A store is open in the area during holidays.[2]

Access

Cheung Sheung is located along Section 3 of the MacLehose Trail and the Cheung Sheung Country Trail (嶂上郊遊徑).[2]

References

  1. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cheung Sheung Campsite". Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
  3. ^ "訪破屋舊舍 窺西貢嶂上村史" [Visit the old houses and see the history of Cheung Sheung Village in Sai Kung]. Hong Kong Commercial Daily. 23 June 2016.
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