Ma Tin Tsuen

Ma Tin Tsuen (Chinese: 馬田村) is a walled village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Entrance gate of Ma Tin Tsuen
Paifang of Ma Tin Tsuen

Administration

Ma Tin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Ma Tin Tsuen is part of the Shap Pat Heung Central constituency, which was formerly represented by Willis Fong Ho-hin until July 2021.[2][3]

Features

The entrance gate and the shrine of the walled villages were rebuilt in 2009.[4][5]

Education

Ma Tin Tsuen is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 73. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: South Yuen Long Government Primary School (南元朗官立小學).[6]

See also

References
  1. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Entrance Gate, Ma Tin Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung
  5. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Shrine, Ma Tin Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung
  6. "POA School Net 73" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
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