Po Sam Pai

Po Sam Pai (Chinese: 布心排) is a village in Plover Cove, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Po Sam Pai and Plover Cove viewed from Tsz Shan Monastery.
Yu Cheung Tong in Po Sam Pai.
Lau Ancestral Hall in Po Sam Pai.

Administration

Po Sam Pai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Po Sam Pai is part of the Shuen Wan constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021.[2][3]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Po Sam Pai was 156. The number of males was 70.[4]

References
  1. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. 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.
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