Pak Sha Wan Village

Pak Sha Wan (Chinese: 白沙灣; lit. 'White Sand Bay') is a village in the Hebe Haven (白沙灣, Pak Sha Wan) area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.

View of Pak Sha Wan Village along Hiram's Highway.

History

Writing in the period of 1955 to 1958, Austin Coates and James W. Hayes referred to the village as 'Pak Sha Wan Old Village', distinguishing it from the nearby newly established Kau Sai San Tsuen, which they referred to as 'Pak Sha Wan New Village' (白沙新灣).[1]

References

Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). "Chapter 6. Sai Kung Peninsula". In Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 235–236. ISBN 9789888028382.

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Pak Sha Wan (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

22.362937°N 114.258004°E / 22.362937; 114.258004

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[1] Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). "Chapter 6. Sai Kung Peninsula". In Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 235–236. ISBN 9789888028382.