Tan Chuk Hang
Village in Hong Kong
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Tan Chuk Hang (Chinese: 丹竹坑) is a village of Hong Kong, located in Fanling, North District. It comprises Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai (丹竹坑老圍; 'Tan Chuk Hang Old Village') and Tan Chuk Hang San Wai (丹竹坑新圍; 'Tan Chuk Hang New Village') aka. Sheung Tan Chuk Hang (上丹竹坑; 'Upper Tan Chuk Hang').[1]
| Tan Chuk Hang | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 丹竹坑 | ||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | dāan jūk hāang | ||||||||
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Administration
Tan Chuk Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] For electoral purposes, it is part of the Queen's Hill constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Law Ting-tak, who was elected in the local elections.[3][4]
History
Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai is a walled village that appeared in the 1688 edition of the Gazetteer of Xin'an County. It was therefore probably established before 1688.[1]
Tan Chuk Hang is part of the Four Yeuk (四約; 'Four Villages Alliance'), which comprises Loi Tung, Lung Yeuk Tau, Lin Ma Hang and Tan Chuk Hang. The centre of the Alliance is the Hung Shing Temple at Hung Leng.[5]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Tan Chuk Hang was 102. The number of males was 43.[6]
