San Tsuen
San Tsuen (Chinese: 新村; lit. 'new village') is a village situated in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong, to the west of the town of Sha Tau Kok.
The village is inhabited by the Yau (邱, Hakka: khiu33) clan. It is a Hakka speaking village.
San Tsuen was the village that linguist Henry Henne chose to source his informant Khjew Fuj (邱惠) for the Hakka dialect of Sha Tau Kok. He collected his information between July 1949 and April 1950.
Administration[]
San Tsuen is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, San Tsuen is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.[1][2]
See also[]
References[]
- Henry Henne. Sathewkok Hakka Phonology. Norsk Tidskrift for Sprogvidenskap Bind XX. 1964. (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
External links[]
- Delineation of area of existing village San Tsuen (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Film Services Office: San Tsuen
Coordinates: 22°32′41″N 114°12′53″E / 22.5446°N 114.2148°E
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