Lung Mei (Chinese: 龍尾) is a village in the Plover Cove area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong. It is located on the northern shore of Plover Cove in the west of Tai Mei Tuk.[1]
Administration
editLung Mei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] It is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Lung Mei is part of the Shuen Wan constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021.[3][4]
History
editLung Mei was established before 1733.[1] Historically, Ting Kok, together with the nearby Hakka villages of Shan Liu, Lai Pik Shan, Lo Tsz Tin, Lung Mei and Tai Mei Tuk belonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk (汀角約) alliance.[5]
In February 2023, the dismembered body of Abby Choi Tin-fung was found in the village.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Chan Ancestral Hall, Lung Mei, Tai Po
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Wong Wing Ho, "Towards Urbanisation: Shuen Wan and Plover Cove Reservoir", Tai Po Book pp. 238" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "3 arrested in Hong Kong as part of missing socialite's dismembered body found". South China Morning Post. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
External links
edit- Delineation of area of existing village Lung Mei (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 13 & 14 Lung Mei, Tai Po Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Chan Ancestral Hall, Lung Mei, Tai Po Pictures
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