Ma Wat Wai

Walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong
Outside view of Ma Wat Wai.
Ma Wat Wai
Traditional Chinese麻笏圍
Cantonese Yalemàh fāt wàih
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationmàh fāt wàih
Jyutpingmaa4 fat1 wai4
View of the central axis of Ma Wat Wai from the gate tower.

Ma Wat Wai (Chinese: 麻笏圍) is a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. Ma Wat Wai and the adjacent village of Ma Wat Tsuen (麻笏村) are part of the Five Wai (walled villages) and Six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau.[1]

Administration

Ma Wat Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] It is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Ma Wat Wai is part of the Queen's Hill constituency, which is currently represented by Law Ting-tak.[3][4]

Ma Wat Tsuen, as part of Lung Yeuk Tau, is also a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ma Wat Wai was 49. The number of males was 28.[5]

Conservation

Ma Wat Wai is located along the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail.[6] The Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai is a declared monument.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
  2. ^ a b "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  3. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. ^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 81. ISSN 1991-7295.
  6. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail. Ma Wat Wai
  7. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong. Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ma Wat Wai.
  • Delineation of area of existing village Ma Wat Tsuen (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) (includes Ma Wat Wai)
  • Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Ma Wat Wai

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