Chuk Yuen (North District)

View of Chuk Yuen from Heung Yuen Wai Highway. The North East New Territories Landfill and Robin's Nest are visible in the background.
Public toilet in Chuk Yuen

Chuk Yuen (Chinese: 竹園) or Chuk Yuen Village (Chinese: 竹園村) is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong.[1]

Administration

Chuk Yuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] It is one of the villages represented within the Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Chuk Yuen is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.[3][4]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Chuk Yuen was 44. The number of males was 18.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Delineation of area of existing village Chuk Yuen (Ta Kwu Ling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)" (PDF). Home Affairs Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-01.
  3. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
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