Shek Kwu Lung (Chinese: 石古壟) is a village in the Siu Lek Yuen area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Administration
editShek Kwu Lung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tin Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Shek Kwu Lung is part of the Kwong Hong constituency, which was formerly represented by Ricardo Liao Pak-hong until July 2021.[2][3]
History
editAt the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shek Kwu Lung was 55. The number of males was 18.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sha Tin District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Sha Tin District Council - List of Former Sha Tin DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ 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: 78. ISSN 1991-7295.
Further reading
edit- Hase, P. H. (2020). "Chapter 3. Traditional Sha Tin". Settlement, Life, and Politics - Understanding the Traditional New Territories. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series. City University of Hong Kong Press. pp. 215–320. ISBN 9789629374419.
External links
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