Ho Sheung Heung

Ho Sheung Heung (Chinese: 河上鄉) is an area in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong.

Aerial view of Ho Sheung Heung. The skyline of Shenzhen is visible in the background.

Entrance gate of Ho Sheung Heung Lo Wai.

Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall.

Hung Shing Temple and Pai Fung Temple.

Administration

Ho Sheung Heung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1] For electoral purposes, Ho Sheung Heung is part of the Sheung Shui Rural constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Simon Hau Fuk-tat, who was elected in the local elections.^[2][3]

History

The Hau (侯) Clan, one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories, arrived in modern-day Hong Kong towards the end of the 12th century, during the Southern Song dynasty. They first settled at Ho Sheung Heung. They later settled three branch-villages: Yin Kong, Kam Tsin and Ping Kong.^[4]

Villages

There are four villages in Ho Sheung Heung, namely Nam Pin Wai, Pak Pin Wai, Chung Sum Tsuen and Chung Wai Tsuen (San Tsuen).^[5]

Ho Sheung Heung Lo Wai (河上鄉老圍) aka. Pak Pin Wai (北邊圍) is a walled village.

Conservation

Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall in Ho Sheung Heung has been listed as a declared monument^[6][7] since 2003.^[8] The Sin Wai Nunnery and the Hung Shing Temple and Pai Fung Temple are listed as Grade III historic buildings since 2010.^[9]

References

1. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
2. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
3. "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
4. Baker, Hugh D. R. (1966). "The Five Great Clans of the New Territories" (PDF). Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 6: 26. JSTOR 23881432.
5. Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Ho Sheung Heung
6. Development Bureau: Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall Archived 2020-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
7. Antiquities and Monuments Office: Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall
8. Press release: "Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall in Sheung Shui gazetted as historical building", December 19, 2003
9. Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Ho Sheung Heung (Sheung Shui) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Sin Wai Nunnery, Ho Sheung Heung Pictures
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Hung Shing Temple and Pai Fung Temple, Ho Sheung Heung Pictures
• Film Services Office: Ho Sheung Heung
• Pictures of Ho Sheung Hung Lo Wai

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