Cheung Po
Cheung Po (Chinese: 長莆) is a village in Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Cheung Po is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
Population
The inhabitants of Cheung Po are all Hakkas, composed of five clans of four surnames: two clans surnamed Tang (鄧) and the others surnamed Tsang (曾), Cheung (張) and Wong (黃). Most of their ancestors migrated from other parts of Hong Kong between the 1740s and the 1770s.[2]
Features
The St. John's Chapel (聖若望小堂) in Cheung Po was built in 1928. In addition to being used for religious services, it also served as an elementary school for children from Cheung Po and nearby villages. The school closed down in 1951 and the chapel was vacated in the 1980s.[2] The chapel is a Grade II historic Building.[3]
Other old buildings in the village include Houses Nos. 3–6, Houses Nos. 9–11, Houses Nos. 15-16 and a Kwan Tai Temple.[2]
References
- "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. St. John's Chapel, No. 2 Cheung Po, Pat Heung
- Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
External links
- Delineation of area of existing village Cheung Po Tsuen (Pat Heung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of St. John's Chapel
- Pictures of Cheung Po
- Pictures of the Kwan Tai Temple
