Ko Lau Wan
{{Short description|Village in Hong Kong}}
File:Ko Lau Wan Village, Sai Kung, Hong Kong.jpg in October 2016.]]
File:HK KoLauWan MaricultureRaft.JPG
File:Tin Hau Temple, Ko Lau Wan 02.jpg on Ko Lau Wan in 2020.]]
Ko Lau Wan ({{zh|t=高流灣}}) aka. Kau Lau Wan ({{zh|t=較流灣|labels=no}}) is a remote village in the north of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is under the jurisdiction of Tai Po District.
Administration
Kau Lau Wan is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy.{{cite web |url=https://www.landsd.gov.hk/doc/en/small-house/rv0909.pdf |title=List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy |last= |first= |date=September 2009 |website= |publisher=Lands Department |access-date= |quote=}}
Geography
Together with nearby Tan Ka Wan, Ko Lau Wan forms an enclave within Sai Kung East Country Park.{{cite web |url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr09-10/english/panels/ea/papers/devea0728cb1-2721-1-e.pdf |title=Country Park Enclaves |last= |first= |date=10 August 2010 |website= |publisher=Environmental Protection Department |access-date= |quote=}}
Features
A Tin Hau Temple is located in the village.
In fiction
The 2005 French film The Moustache was partially filmed in Ko Lau Wan.
Transport
There is no road for vehicles to head to Ko Lau Wan.{{cite web | title=【遊嚐假期】攀山涉水走遠啲 高流灣嚐鮮嘆扣肉 | url=https://hk.appledaily.com/food/20200229/KLMAPPAR5Z75ST3RLX7VHNHOI4/ | publisher=Apple Daily HK | date=2020-02-29 | access-date=2020-07-19 | language=zh-hk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718105207/https://hk.appledaily.com/food/20200229/KLMAPPAR5Z75ST3RLX7VHNHOI4/ | archive-date=2020-07-18 | url-status=live }} The area can be accessed by kai-to ferries from Ma Liu Shui or Wong Shek Pier.[http://www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/public_transport/ferries/service_details/ Franchised and Licensed Ferry Services] There is also a hiking path from Pak Tam Au which normally takes about 5 hours for hikers to pass through.
References
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Further reading
- {{cite journal|last=Choi |first=C.C.|author-link1=|year=1990|title=Studies on Hong Kong Jiao Festivals |journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch|volume=30|pages=26–43 |url=https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/6961e3917fbbd2702e62721f4604d7d8.pdf |issn=1991-7295|accessdate=}}
External links
{{commons category|Ko Lau Wan}}
- [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/P/p-skn-09.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Ko Lau Wan (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
- Picture of the Tin Hau Temple of Ko Lau Wan: [https://web.archive.org/web/20170612013006/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/53467178] [http://www.hkhikers.com/images/Tin%20Hau%20Temples/Ko%20Lau%20Wan.JPG]
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Category:Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong
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