Fung Mei Wai (Chinese: 鳳美圍), formerly Kau Shi Wai (狗屎圍, literally dog shit walled (village)), is a village in Fung Yuen, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Fung Mei Wai
鳳美圍 | |
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  Fung Mei Wai Location in China  Fung Mei Wai Location in Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22°27′39.06″N 114°10′43.71″E / 22.4608500°N 114.1788083°E | |
| Country | China |
| SAR | Hong Kong |
| Region | New Territories |
| District | Tai Po |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鳳美圍 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 凤美围 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Fung Beautiful Walled Village | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 狗屎圍 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 狗屎围 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Dog Shit Walled Village | ||||||||||||||||||
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Administration
editFung Mei Wai is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Fung Mei Wai is part of the Hong Lok Yuen constituency, which was formerly represented by Zero Yiu Yeuk-sang until May 2021.[1][2]
Name change
editIn 2013, the Lands Department's Geographical Place Names Board recommended changing the name of the village. The proposal followed a letter from a Tai Po Fung Yuen village representative, who complained that Kau Shi Wai (狗屎圍) was indecent and could cause embarrassment.[3]
The Tai Po District Council voted in favour of the name change by 10 votes to 0, with 5 abstentions.[4] The new name, Fung Mei Wai (鳳美圍), was officially adopted in January 2014. Signposts and the Lands Department's GeoInfo Map were subsequently updated to reflect the change.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "大埔區地名修訂" [Tai Po District Name Revision Consultation document] (PDF). District Council website (in Chinese). Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "大埔區議會文件 66/2013 號" [Tai Po District Council Paper No. 66/2013 Result] (PDF). District Council website (in Chinese). Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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