Pak Tam Chung

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Pak Tam Chung (Chinese: 北潭涌) is an area in the southern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula in the New Territories of Hong Kong.[1] It is administratively under the Sai Kung District.

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Entrance of the Sheung Yiu Folk Museum in Pak Tam Chung.
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The creek Lung Hang (龍坑) has low flow in winter
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Taxi stand at Pak Tam Chung

Features

Pak Tam Chung was described as consisting of six villages in 1911 with fewer than 405 inhabitants: Wong Yi Chau (黃宜洲), Pak Tam (北潭), Sheung Yiu (上窰), Tsak Yue Wu (鯽魚湖), Wong Keng Tei (黃麖地) and Tsam Chuk Wan. The six villages were all inhabited by Hakka people, with the exception of two hamlets in Pak Tam.[2][3]

There is a visitor centre for nature education set up by the Hong Kong Government. Near the centre is a vehicle barrier leading to the restricted portion of Sai Kung East Country Park in Pak Tam Chung. For vehicles, only those with authorisation can enter the area and reach places like Hoi Ha, Pak Tam Au and High Island Reservoir.

There are a number of picnic and barbecue facilities within Pak Tam Chung, including a site designed for physically disabled visitors.

Po Leung Kuk owns a holiday camp site in Pak Tam Chung, the Po Leung Kuk Pak Tam Chung Camp (保良局北潭涌渡假營).

Climate

More information Climate data for Pak Tam Chung (1996–2020), Month ...
Climate data for Pak Tam Chung (1996–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)
19.7
(67.5)
22.1
(71.8)
25.7
(78.3)
29.0
(84.2)
31.1
(88.0)
32.3
(90.1)
32.2
(90.0)
31.2
(88.2)
28.9
(84.0)
25.3
(77.5)
21.0
(69.8)
26.5
(79.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)
15.4
(59.7)
18.1
(64.6)
21.6
(70.9)
25.3
(77.5)
27.3
(81.1)
27.9
(82.2)
27.6
(81.7)
26.7
(80.1)
24.3
(75.7)
20.6
(69.1)
16.0
(60.8)
22.1
(71.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)
12.1
(53.8)
15.1
(59.2)
18.8
(65.8)
22.4
(72.3)
24.2
(75.6)
24.6
(76.3)
24.3
(75.7)
23.4
(74.1)
20.6
(69.1)
16.8
(62.2)
12.1
(53.8)
18.8
(65.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.0
(1.69)
35.7
(1.41)
72.1
(2.84)
114.6
(4.51)
346.3
(13.63)
497.2
(19.57)
345.4
(13.60)
377.3
(14.85)
275.4
(10.84)
96.0
(3.78)
43.9
(1.73)
31.0
(1.22)
2,277.9
(89.67)
Average relative humidity (%) 77.1 79.9 82.5 85.6 86.6 87.6 86.7 86.9 83.6 78.1 77.5 72.9 82.1
Source: Hong Kong Observatory[4]
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