Chek Keng
Chek Keng (Chinese: 赤徑) is an area and village of Hong Kong. Located within Sai Kung East Country Park,[1] on the northern coast of Sai Kung Peninsula and facing Long Harbour, it is administratively part of Tai Po District.
Features[]
Chapel[]
The Holy Family Chapel (聖家小堂) in Chek Keng was built in 1874 to replace an earlier chapel that had been severely damaged by a storm in 1867. The whole village later converted to Catholicism. During the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, the chapel was a base of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Battalion of the East River Guerrilla (東江縱隊港九獨立大隊).[2][3] The chapel is listed as a Grade II historic building.[4]
Others[]
- Chek Keng Pier
- Bradbury Hall youth hostel[5]
Transportation[]
A kai-to service is available between Wong Shek, Wan Tsai (Nam Fung Wan) and Chek Keng.[6]
References[]
- ^ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department: Sai Kung East Country Park Archived 2014-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Heaver, Stuart (27 February 2016). "The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Historic Building Appraisal: Holy Family Chapel, Chek Keng, Tai Po, New Territories
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results Archived 2018-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association: Bradbury Hall Archived September 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Transport Department: Kaito Ferry Services
External links[]
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- Delineation of area of existing village Chek Keng (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Chek Keng - A Piece of Sai Kung History
- Pictures of Chek Keng
- Picture of the Holy Family Chapel in Chek Keng
Coordinates: 22°25′17″N 114°21′00″E / 22.421462°N 114.350025°E
- Sai Kung Peninsula
- Tai Po District