Tai Mei Tuk
{{Short description|Place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in Hong Kong}}
File:Pat_Sin_Leng_and_Tai_Mei_Tuk.jpg serves as a backdrop for Tai Mei Tuk.]]
{{Infobox Chinese
| name1 = Official name
| t = 大美督
| j = Daai6 mei5 duk1
| y = Daaih méih dūk
| altname = Also written as:
| t2 = 大美篤
大尾篤
大尾督
大美篤
| j2 = Daai6 mei5 duk1
| y2 = Daaih méih dūk
}}
Image:Tai Mei Tuk.JPG and Ma On Shan.]]
Image:TaiMeiTukRuralComOffice.jpg
Image:HKBoyScouts TaiMeiTukSeaActivityCentre.jpg
Image:HKGirl_Guide_LeungSingTakTraining_Centre.jpg
Tai Mei Tuk is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in the Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Administration
Tai Mei Tuk 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 Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tai Mei Tuk is part of the Shuen Wan constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/P_descriptions(Eng).pdf|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|access-date=28 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php|title=Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=28 December 2021}}
History
Historically, Ting Kok, together with the nearby Hakka villages of Shan Liu, Lai Pik Shan, Lo Tsz Tin, Lung Mei and Tai Mei Tuk belonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk ({{zh|t=汀角約|labels=no}}) alliance.{{Cite web |url=http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp_d/pdf/TaiPo%20Book%20(Eng%20Ver)/TaiPo%20Book%20(Eng%20Ver)%2008%20Chap%2010.pdf |title=Wong Wing Ho, "Towards Urbanisation: Shuen Wan and Plover Cove Reservoir", Tai Po Book pp. 238 |access-date=2011-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718165655/http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp_d/pdf/TaiPo%20Book%20%28Eng%20Ver%29/TaiPo%20Book%20%28Eng%20Ver%29%2008%20Chap%2010.pdf |archive-date=2009-07-18 |url-status=dead }}
Name
Tai Mei Tuk means "the very end" in the Cantonese language which depicts the landscape. The homonym character {{zh|t=篤|labels=no}} (tuk) is borrowed for the name. Recent Cantonese research suggested that the correct character is {{zh|t=䐁|labels=no}}.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
Features
Tai Mei Tuk is a popular place for barbecues and cycling. There are villages and a harbour nearby, where many restaurants can be found. Bicycles are also available for hire in the villages.
The Tai Mei Tuk Sea Activity Centre of the Scout Association of Hong Kong is located in the area and also provides sea Scouting activities in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Government has holiday bungalows for government employees at Tai Mei Tuk.{{cite web |url=http://www.hku.hk/hkgcsb/10-7.htm |title=Use of Government Holiday Bungalows |publisher=Civil Service Bureau |date=1997-06-16 |accessdate=2021-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970616070537fw_/http://www.hku.hk/hkgcsb/10-7.htm |archive-date=16 June 1997 |url-status=dead}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Tai Mei Tuk (1993–2020)
|Jan high C = 19.7
|Feb high C = 20.3
|Mar high C = 22.3
|Apr high C = 25.8
|May high C = 29.3
|Jun high C = 31.4
|Jul high C = 32.1
|Aug high C = 32.1
|Sep high C = 31.2
|Oct high C = 29.1
|Nov high C = 25.6
|Dec high C = 21.3
|Jan mean C = 15.6
|Feb mean C = 16.3
|Mar mean C = 18.7
|Apr mean C = 22.3
|May mean C = 25.6
|Jun mean C = 27.9
|Jul mean C = 28.5
|Aug mean C = 28.4
|Sep mean C = 27.4
|Oct mean C = 25.1
|Nov mean C = 21.7
|Dec mean C = 17.3
|Jan low C = 12.8
|Feb low C = 13.8
|Mar low C = 16.2
|Apr low C = 19.8
|May low C = 23.3
|Jun low C = 25.6
|Jul low C = 25.9
|Aug low C = 25.8
|Sep low C = 24.9
|Oct low C = 22.6
|Nov low C = 19.0
|Dec low C = 14.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 26.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 29.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 57.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 119.3
|May precipitation mm = 253.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 370.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 414.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 393.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 235.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 85.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 33.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 27.7
|source 1 = Hong Kong Observatory{{cite web
| url = https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/cis/awsMonthlyElement.htm?stn=PLC&ele=TEMP
| title = Monthly Data for Single Element
| publisher = Hong Kong Observatory
| access-date = 5 April 2024
}}
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Tai Mei Tuk}}
- [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/P/p-tp-65.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Tai Mei Tuk (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
{{Tai Po District}}
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Category:Populated places in Hong Kong
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