Luk Tei Tong

Luk Tei Tong (Chinese: 鹿地塘) is a village of Mui Wo, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

Luk Tei Tong Watchtower.
Tin Hau Temple in Luk Tei Tong.

Administration

Luk Tei Tong is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Luk Tei Tong was 76. The number of males was 23.[2]

Features

Luk Tei Tong is known for the Luk Tei Tong watchtower, which is listed as a Grade 3 Historic Building. It is said to have been built for protection against bandits and its date of construction has been stated as roughly 1930[3] or roughly 1942.[4]

References
  1. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. 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: 80. ISSN 1991-7295.
  3. "List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results (as at January 2021)" (PDF). Antiquities advisory board. p. 28. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. "CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT" (PDF). Environmental Protection Department. p. 10. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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