Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen

Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen (Chinese: 錦田城門新村) or Kam Tin San Tsuen (錦田新村) is a village in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen archway.

Administration

Kam Tin San Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

History

Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen was populated by inhabitants of Shing Mun Valley villages, who were displaced for the construction of the Shing Mun Reservoir in the late 1920s.[2]

Features

A Hip Tin temple is located within Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen. The temple is owned by the Cheng clan. It was probably built around 1920.[3] It was relocated from Shing Mun Valley in the 1920s due to the construction of the Shing Mun Reservoir and the resulting resettlement of Shing Mun San Tsuen.[4]

References
  1. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall, Kam Tsin Wai, Pat Heung
  3. "Agreement No CE 31/99. Environmental Impact Assessment". Environmental Protection Department.
  4. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Hip Tin Temple, Shing Mun San Tsuen
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