Lei Uk Tsuen (North District)

Lei Uk Tsuen or Lei Uk Village (Chinese: 李屋村) is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong.[1]

Entrance signage of Lei Uk Tsuen.

Administration

Lei Uk Tsuen 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, Lei Uk Tsuen is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.[3][4][5]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Lei Uk Tsuen was 94. The number of males was 41.[6]

References
  1. "Delineation of area of existing village Lei Uk (Ta Kwu Ling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)" (PDF). Home Affairs Department. Retrieved 20 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 20 October 2021.
  4. "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. "樓宇組群 - NO0035:(打鼓嶺) 沙頭角公路以南 區內 低密度 住宅物業 / 村屋物業". Centamap. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. 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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