Sheung Ling Pei (Chinese: 上嶺皮) is a village in Tung Chung on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Administration[edit]
Sheung Ling Pei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
History[edit]
Sheung Ling Pei is bordering Tung Chung Fort. It has been reported that people of the village have claimed that the fort was built on a site donated by the Ho clan of the village, and paid with the help of seventy taels of silver donated by the clan.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Siu, Anthony K.K. (1982). "More About the Tung Chung Fort" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 23: 305–307. ISSN 1991-7295.
Further reading[edit]
- Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9789888028382.
External links[edit]
- Delineation of area of existing village Sheung Ling Pei (Tung Chung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Pictures of Sheung Ling Pei
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