Chuk Yuen (North District)

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]

Public toilet in Chuk Yuen

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. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  3. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. 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.
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