Liu Pok

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Liu Pok ({{zh|t=料壆}}) is a village in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong.{{Cite web|url=https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/N/n-ss-10.pdf|title=Delineation of area of existing village Liu Pok (Sheung Shui) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)|work=Home Affairs Department|access-date=24 October 2021}}

Administration

Liu Pok is a recognized 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=}} It is one of the villages represented within the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Liu Pok is part of the Sheung Shui Rural constituency, which is currently represented by Simon Hau Fuk-tat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/N_descriptions(Eng).pdf|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|access-date=24 October 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/north/english/members/info/dc_member_list_detail.php?member_id=2803|title=North District Council - North DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=24 October 2021}}

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Liu Pok was 237. The number of males was 136.{{Cite journal| last = Hase| first = Patrick |author-link=Patrick Hase| title = Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses| journal =Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch| volume = 36| page = 81| year = 1996| url = https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/ecc123316b3526a31a101b3c4cf08a12.pdf| issn = 1991-7295}}

References

Category:Villages in North District, Hong Kong

Category:Sheung Shui