Tseng Tau

Tseng Tau (Chinese: 井頭) is a village of in the Shap Sze Heung area of Sai Kung North, in Tai Po District, Hong Kong, located near the shore of Three Fathoms Cove.

For the village in Tuen Mun District, see Tseng Tau Tsuen.
For the village in the Plover Cove area, see A Shan Tseng Tau.
Tseng Tau along Three Fathoms Cove.
Tseng Tau viewed from the beach along Three Fathoms Cove. Ma On Shan is visible in the background.
Former Yat Sun School (日新學校), housing the Tseng Tau Village Office (井頭村村公所).
Three Fathoms Cove viewed from the beach at Tseng Tau.

Administration

Tseng Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

History

The Shap Sze Heung Tsung Tsin Church (十四鄉崇真堂) of the Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong was initially located in the Yat Sun School (日新學校) of Tseng Tau starting from 1954. A dedicated church building was later built in Nga Yiu Tau in 1960. The building is now vacant.[2][3]

Conservation

Tseng Tau Coast, a coastal area of 1 km in length located north of the village and facing Three Fathom Cove, covering an area of 4.3 hectares, was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1994.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong. Our story (in Chinese)
  3. Cultural Heritage of Tai Po (PDF) (in Chinese). Tai Po District Council. 2007. p. 110.
  4. "Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)". Planning Department.
  5. "Site of Special Scientific Interest - Tseng Tau Coast" (PDF). Planning Department. 30 September 1992.
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