Heung Yuen Wai

Heung Yuen Wai (Chinese: 香園圍) is a walled village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong.^[1]

Heung Yuen Wai

Heung Yuen Wai
Traditional Chinese	香園圍
Cantonese Yale	hēung yùhn wàih
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization hēung yùhn wàih Jyutping hoeng1 jyun4 wai4

Heung Yuen Wai

Public light bus at Sheung Shui Bus Terminus, serving Heung Yuen Wai.

Administration

Heung Yuen Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[2] It is one of the villages represented within the Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Heung Yuen Wai is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.^[3][4]

History

Heung Yuen Wai is a village of the Man (萬) Clan established around 1825. It appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri.^[5]

Access

Road Access to Heung Yuen Wai must go through via Lin Ma Hang Road from Ping Che Road or Heung Yuen Wai Highway.

See also

• Walled villages of Hong Kong
• Man Uk Pin
• Lin Ma Hang
• Heung Yuen Wai Control Point