Fung Ka Wai

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Fung Ka Wai (Chinese: 馮家圍) is a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration[]

Fung Ka Wai is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Fung Ka Wai is part of the Ping Shan Central constituency.[1]

History[]

Fung Ka Wai has historically been mainly occupied by members of the Fung family. The Fungs came from Huizhou in Guangdong province. They first settled in the village of Tong Fong Tsuen in the Ping Shan area, where they worked for the Tang Clan as farmers. They then moved to the present area which was previously called Kok Tsz Tau (角子頭) and established their own village in 1895[2] (or 1912)[3] after having some savings. They started with mat-sheds and later built their houses with green bricks and mud bricks.[2]

In 1985, the village was described as small, consisting of three rows of houses facing southwest and linked by lower structures to form an enclosed rectangle.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 7-16 Fung Ka Wai, Wang Chau
  3. ^ a b Hill, Ronald D. (1985). "Fragments and speculations: the walled villages of Hong Kong". Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society. Hong Kong Archaeological Society. 11: 25-38. OCLC 02465191.

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Coordinates: 22°27′26″N 114°00′43″E / 22.457319°N 114.011971°E / 22.457319; 114.011971


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