Tong Tau Po Tsuen (Chinese: 塘頭埔) is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Tong Tau Po Tsuen
塘頭埔
Village
Paifang of Tong Tau Po Tsuen.
Paifang of Tong Tau Po Tsuen.
Tong Tau Po Tsuen is located in Hong Kong
Tong Tau Po Tsuen
Tong Tau Po Tsuen
Location in Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°25′37″N 114°02′11″E / 22.427029°N 114.036369°E / 22.427029; 114.036369
Sovereign state China
SAR Hong Kong
DistrictYuen Long District
Tong Tau Po Village Office in November 2023

Administration

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Tong Tau Po Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tong Tau Po Tsuen is part of the Shap Pat Heung East constituency, which was formerly represented by Lee Chun-wai until July 2021.[2][3]

History

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At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tong Tau Po was 116. The number of males was 53.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
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