Pak Sha O

Pak Sha O (Chinese: 白沙澳) is an area and a village of Sai Kung North, in Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Pak Sha O and Pak Sha O Ha Yeung (白沙澳下洋) are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

It has been reported that the villages of Sham Chung, Lai Chi Chong and Pak Sha O had historically close social ties.^[2]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Pak Sha O was 117. The number of males was 52.^[3]

Pak Sha O is the site of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel (聖母無玷之心小堂). A first chapel was built in Pak Sha O in 1880 on another site.^[4] The conversion of Pak Sha O into a Catholic village partly resulted from the desire of the villagers to combat the harassment of the tax-lords of Sheung Shui. The current chapel was built between 1915 and 1923. The site is now used as a training campsite by the Catholic Scout Guild.^[5]

Several buildings of the former Ho Residence and the Ho Ancestral Hall, as well as the King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun in Pak Sha O are Grade I historic buildings.
Pak Sha O Youth Hostel (白沙澳青年旅舍)
King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun in nearby Pak Sha O Ha Yeung (白沙澳下洋) are Grade I historic buildings.

[1]
"List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
[2]
Faure, David (1982). "Saikung, The Making of the District and its Experience during World War II". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 23: 207. ISSN 1991-7295.
[3]
Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 80. ISSN 1991-7295.
[4]
Heaver, Stuart (27 February 2016). "The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post.
[5]
Historic Building Appraisal: Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Pak Sha O

Yau, Elaine (28 September 2015). "The expats who revived Hong Kong village Pak Sha O and impressed absentee owners with their labour". South China Morning Post.
Knowles, Hazel (27 March 2012). "Unravelling the Past". China Daily. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013.

Delineation of area of existing village Pak Sha O (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun, Pak Sha O Ha Yeung Pictures
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Pak Sha O Pictures

22.4489°N 114.31955°E / 22.4489; 114.31955

[1] [1]
"List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.

[2] [2]
Faure, David (1982). "Saikung, The Making of the District and its Experience during World War II". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 23: 207. ISSN 1991-7295.

[3] [3]
Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 80. ISSN 1991-7295.

[abandoned-4] [4]
Heaver, Stuart (27 February 2016). "The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post.

[5] [5]
Historic Building Appraisal: Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Pak Sha O

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