Loading AI tools
Village in North District, Hong Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wu Shek Kok (Chinese: 烏石角) is a village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong.
Wu Shek Kok
| |
---|---|
Village | |
Wu Shek Kok and Starling Inlet seen from Luk Keng Road. | |
Coordinates: 22.534855°N 114.211598°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
District | North District |
Area | Sha Tau Kok |
Time zone | UTC+8:00 (HKT) |
Wu Shek Kok is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Wu Shek Kok is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.[2][3]
The villages of Ma Tseuk Leng (upper and lower), Yim Tso Ha, Wu Shek Kok and Au Ha formed a yeuk (約),[4] a form of oath-sworn, inter-village, mutual-aid alliance.[5]
There is a Tin Hau temple in Wu Shek Kok.[6]
Japanese World War II military facilities are located on a hill at Wu Shek Kok.[7]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.