Yeung Uk Tsuen, Wang Chau

Yeung Uk Tsuen (Chinese: 楊屋村) is a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Yeung Uk Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Yeung Uk Tsuen is part of the Ping Shan North constituency.^[2]

History

The nearby I Shing Temple was built in 1718 by the residents of six villages of Wang Chau: Sai Tau Wai, Tung Tau Wai, Lam Uk Tsuen, Chung Sum Wai, Fuk Hing Tsuen and Yeung Uk Tsuen.^[3]

References

^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ "I Shing Temple, Wang Chau, Yuen Long". Antiquities and Monuments Office.

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Yeung Uk Tsuen (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

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22°27′09″N 114°01′35″E / 22.452508°N 114.026483°E / 22.452508; 114.026483

[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 19 June 2021.

[declared-3] "I Shing Temple, Wang Chau, Yuen Long". Antiquities and Monuments Office.