Pai Tau Village

{{short description|Village in Sha Tin, Hong Kong}}

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Pai Tau Village ({{zh|t=排頭村|s=排头村|first=t}}) is a village located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.

Administration

Pai Tau 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 Sha Tin Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Pai Tau Village is part of the Lek Yuen constituency, which was formerly represented by Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit until July 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/R_descriptions(Eng).pdf|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Sha Tin District)|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|access-date=2 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/st/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php|title=Sha Tin District Council - Sha Tin DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=2 August 2021}}

Location

The village is located next to Sha Tin station on the Hong Kong MTR.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/ch/services/maps/sht.pdf|title=Sha Tin Station street map|work=MTR Corporation|access-date=3 July 2021}}

Features

  • The buildings at Nos. 5A, 5B, 5C and 6 Pai Tau Village are listed as Grade II Historic Buildings.Antiquities Advisory Board. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/en/content_29/AAB-SM-chi.pdf List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment]
  • The Lam Ancestral Hall in Pai Tau Village, is a Grade III Historic Building.
  • Tin Liu (田寮), also a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy, is adjacent to Pai Tau Village, to the west

See also

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