Pak Wai, Sai Kung District
Pak Wai (Chinese: 北圍) is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. It is located along Hiram's Highway, next to the Marina Cove housing development.
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Entrance gate of Pak Wai, viewed from Hiram's Highway.
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Pak Wai on the "Map of the San-On District" by Simeone Volonteri (1866).
Administration
Pak Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
History
Pak Wai is a mixed clan village, probably established in the late 17th century. It appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri.[2]
See also
References
- "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- Hill, Ronald D. (1985). "Fragments and speculations: the walled villages of Hong Kong". Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society. Hong Kong Archaeological Society. 11: 25-38. OCLC 02465191.
Further reading
- 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. 237–238. ISBN 9789888028382.
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