Tai Hong Wai
Chinese: 泰康圍 | |
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Village | |
 Entrance gate of Tai Hong Wai in December 2014. | |
  Tai Hong Wai | |
| Coordinates: 22°26′27″N 114°03′55″E / 22.440821°N 114.065154°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
| District | Yuen Long District |
| Area | Kam Tin |
| Time zone | UTC+8:00 (HKT) |
Tai Hong Wai (Chinese: 泰康圍) is a walled village located in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. Three other walled villages, Kat Hing Wai, Wing Lung Wai, and Kam Hing Wai are located nearby and were built around the same time.[1]
Administration
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Tai Hong Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2]
Education
[edit]Tai Hong Wai is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 74.[3] POA 74 has multiple aided schools and one government school: Yuen Long Government Primary School (元朗官立小學).[4]
The Tung Tak School (通德學校) is adjacent to Tai Hong Wai.[5] It is an aided school,[6] and is among the aided schools in POA 74.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings. Item #505
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage". Education Bureau. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ a b "POA School Net 74" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Delineation of area of existing village Tai Hong Wai (Kam Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- ^ "School Information 通德學校 Tung Tak School". Committee on Home-School Co-operation. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
Further reading
[edit]- Chan, Chi Sing Rex (2006). "Transformation of Two Walled Villages in Kam Tin" (PDF). HKIA Journal. 46: 56–58.
External links
[edit]- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, Tai Hong Wai, Kam Tin Pictures - Chinese version
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Watchtower (northwest), No. 9F Tai Hong Wai, Kam Tin Pictures - Chinese version
- Pictures of Tai Hong Wai
