Tan Ka Wan (Chinese: 蛋家灣) is a village in the Sai Kung North area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong.
Administration
editTan Ka Wan is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
Geography
editTan Ka Wan comprises several smaller villages: Tse Uk (謝屋), Lau Uk (劉屋), Lam Uk (林屋) and Mo Uk (巫屋).[2] The village cluster is mainly concentrated near the coast of Long Harbour.[2]
Together with nearby Ko Lau Wan, Tan Ka Wan forms an enclave within Sai Kung East Country Park.[3]
A natural stream in Tan Ka Wan flows from south to north towards Long Harbour. Estuarine mangrove can be found at the coastal area.[2]
Features
editIn 2014, the village was described as "sparsely populated with abandoned houses in dilapidated condition".[2]
St. Peter's Chapel (聖伯多祿小堂) in Tan Ka Wan was built in 1873.[4] It is one of the historic churches of Sai Kung Peninsula.[5]
A drug rehabilitation centre, the Ling Oi Tan Ka Wan Centre, managed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong is situated in Tan Ka Wan.[2] The rehabilitation centre in Tan Ka Wan started in 1984.[6]
References
edit- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "TPB Paper No. 9613. Draft Ko Lau Wan Outline Zoning Plan" (PDF). Town Planning Board. 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Country Park Enclaves" (PDF). Environmental Protection Department. 10 August 2010.
- ^ St. Peter's Chapel entry at catholic.org.hk
- ^ Heaver, Stuart (27 February 2016). "The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Ling Oi Centre - About Us
External links
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- Delineation of area of existing village Tan Ka Wan (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Sung Ming School, Tan Ka Wan Pictures
- Pictures of Tan Ka Wan
22°27′05″N 114°21′41″E / 22.451428°N 114.361364°E
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