Sam Mun Tsai
Sam Mun Tsai (Chinese: 三門仔) is an area and a village in Yim Tin Tsai, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.[1][2][3]
Administration
[edit]Sam Mun Tsai is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Sam Mun Tsai is part of the Shuen Wan constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021.[4][5] Sam Mun Tsai New Village or Sam Mun Tsai San Tsuen (三門仔新村) is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[6]
History
[edit]The fishermen now residing in Sam Mun Tsai New Village used to live on boats at the original Sam Mun Tsai, close to Tai Kau of Luk Heung, now at the northeastern shore of Plover Cove Reservoir. They were relocated to their current residence in 1966, as a result of the construction of the Plover Cove Reservoir. At the time, 36 families were moved to housing on land.[7] Extensive renovation work was conducted at the Sam Mun Tsai Fishermen's Village in 2006-2007.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Delineation of area of existing village Sam Mun Tsai (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)" (PDF). Home Affairs Department. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Sam Mun Tsai". Hong Kong Film Services Office. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Pictures of Sam Mun Tsai". ThaiWorldView. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Liu T.S., "Home on the Water: Livelihood and Society of the Fishermen Community in Tai Po" Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Tai Po Book pp. 115–116
- ^ "Fishermen's village gets renovation in HK". China Daily. 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011.
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