Kong Ha Explained

Kong Ha is a village in Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong.

Administration

Kong Ha is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Kong Ha was 135. The number of males was 63.^[2]

The three Hakka villages of Tam Shui Hang, Tong To and Shan Tsui had a total population of around 1,000 persons in1961. During the Cultural Revolution, the villagers of these three places removed a Tin Hau image from a Man Mo temple located across the border in Mainland China and built a temple at the western end of Kong Ha Village to house the image. The temple was under the management of a special trust, the Sam Wo Tong .^[3]

Features

Kong Ha Village has been described as "containing numerous historic village houses that were built before 1950". The TangAncestral Hall is located in Kong Ha Village. Yuen Tuen Shan, a hill adjacent to the village, features a feng shui woodland.^[4]

See also

• Frontier Closed Area

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Kong Ha (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
2. Hase. Patrick . Patrick Hase. Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36. 77. 1996. 1991-7295.
3. Hayes. James W. . James W. Hayes . 1970 . A Casualty of the Cultural Revolution . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 10. 196–197. 1991-7295.
4. Web site: Study on the Enhancement of the Sha Tau Kok Rural Township and Surrounding Areas – Feasibility Study . February 2013 . .