Tsing Yi Rural Committee
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Tsing Yi Rural Committee (Chinese:
青衣鄉事委員會) is a rural committee
dealing with matters of the villages on the Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong
. Its office is on the Fung Shue Wo Road
, near Chun Kwan Temple
. In the early days, the rural committee only served the indigenous inhabitant
s. Before the development of new town, there are several times of influx of population. In later days, it also served the non-indigenous inhabitants.
Note: Chung Mei Tsuen and Lo Uk Tsuen are mixed into one village, named Chung Mei Lo Uk Tsuen (涌尾老屋村). Tsing Yi residents prefer to call this village simply Chung Mei Tsuen.
Note: The about four resite villages are relocated together and are usually referred as Sai Tsuen (四村), lit. four villages.
Note: In Fung Shue Wo, there are two villages namely Tsing Yu New Village (青裕新村), and Tsing Yi Hui
(青衣墟), lit. Tsing Yi Market.
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
青衣鄉事委員會) is a rural committee
Rural committee
Rural committee is a body representing the welfare of indigenous residents in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The chairman of each rural committee is the representative in the Heung Yee Kuk, and is ex-officio member of a district council....
dealing with matters of the villages on the Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Its office is on the Fung Shue Wo Road
Fung Shue Wo Road
Fung Shue Wo Road is an L-shaped road from Tsing Yi Pier to Tam Kon Shan Interchange near Cheung On Estate, passing through Tsing Yi Town Centre and Fung Shue Wo, on the Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It is the major road in the new town of Tsing Yi....
, near Chun Kwan Temple
Chun Kwan Temple
Chun Kwan Temple is a temple dedicated to Chun Kwan on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. Chun Kwan was a commoner who had combatted pirates during South Sung Dynasty. The original temple was built on the waterfront 100 years ago. It was moved to present location on the junction of Tsing Yi Heung...
. In the early days, the rural committee only served the indigenous inhabitant
Indigenous inhabitant
Indigenous inhabitants refers to the residents in the New Territories of Hong Kong, whose ancestors were inhabitants there before the commencement of British rule in 1898 and have special rights to preserve their customs...
s. Before the development of new town, there are several times of influx of population. In later days, it also served the non-indigenous inhabitants.
Representative
Note: The brackets are, (No. of Indigenous Inhabitant Representative[原居民代表], No. of Resident Representative[居民代表]) in the Tsing Yi Rural Committee. The villages with no bracketed numbers have no representatives in the committee.- Chung Mei Tsuen (涌美村) (3,1)
- Lo Uk Tsuen (老屋村) (1,1)
Note: Chung Mei Tsuen and Lo Uk Tsuen are mixed into one village, named Chung Mei Lo Uk Tsuen (涌尾老屋村). Tsing Yi residents prefer to call this village simply Chung Mei Tsuen.
- Tai Wong Ha Resite Village (大王下新村) or Tai Wong Ha Tsuen ((大王下村)) (5,1)
- Sun Uk Resite Village (新屋新村) or San Uk Tsuen (新屋村) (1,1)
- Yim Tin Kok Resite Village (鹽田角新村) or Yim Tin Kok Tsuen (鹽田角村) (1,1)
- Lam Tin Resite Village (藍田新村) or Lam Tin Tsuen (藍田村) (2,1)
Note: The about four resite villages are relocated together and are usually referred as Sai Tsuen (四村), lit. four villages.
- Fung Shue Wo Resite Village (楓樹窩新村) or Fung Shu Wo Tsuen (楓樹窩村) (1,0)
Note: In Fung Shue Wo, there are two villages namely Tsing Yu New Village (青裕新村), and Tsing Yi Hui
Tsing Yi Hui
Tsing Yi Hui was a town on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. Many people at that time referred the town as Tsing Yi Main Street , namely the main street of the town....
(青衣墟), lit. Tsing Yi Market.
- Fishermen's Village and St. Paul's Village (漁民村及聖保祿村) (0,1)
- Tsing Yi Lutheran VillageTsing Yi Lutheran VillageTsing Yi Lutheran Village is a village on Tsing Yi Island. It locates near Chung Mei Village.-Temples:There are several temples that was moved together with former resident in Tsing Yi Town....
(信義新村) - Liu To Village (寮肚村)
- Ko Tan Village (高灘村)
- Sai Shan VillageSai Shan VillageSai Shan Village is a village on the Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. The village was beneath the valley of Sai Shan and Tsing Yi Peak near Mayfair Gardens and Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education . A stream runs from the valley was water source for agriculture in the village...
(細山村)(Still exists?)
See also
- List of villages in Hong Kong