Tai Wo

File:Tai Wo Market of Tai Wo Plaza.jpg

File:Tai Po Sport Ground.jpg

Currently, Tai Wo forms the north-western part{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} of Tai Po Town. It has its own railway station Tai Wo station of the East Rail line and a shopping centre. Tai Wo Estate and Po Nga Court are large public housing estates in the area, which they were situated on the northern shore of the Lam Tsuen River. Their shopping centre, Tai Wo Plaza, is adjacent to the Tai Wo station.{{cite web|url=http://www.linkhk.com/en/shopCentre/85|title=Tai Wo Plaza|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=Link REIT|location=Hong Kong}} Part of the ground floor of the shopping centre, was also named "Tai Wo Market" ({{zh|t=太和街市|l=Tai Wo wet market}}) as an indoor market. Both Tai Wo Estate and Po Nga Court were the residential projects of the Hong Kong Housing Authority, which initially they were part of the portfolios of rental housing and subsidised home ownership respectively. The authority sold the shopping centre of the housing estate to Link REIT in 2005, which the real estate investment trust renamed the shopping centre from Tai Wo shopping centre ({{zh|t=太和商場|labels=no}}) to Tai Wo Plaza ({{zh|t=太和廣場|labels=no}}) in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.d18hk.com/%E7%86%B1%E8%A9%B1/%E3%80%90%E9%A0%98%E5%B1%95%E6%AC%BA%E5%87%8C%E3%80%91%E7%B4%B0%E6%95%B8%E9%82%A3%E4%BA%9B%E5%B9%B4%E8%A2%AB%E9%A0%98%E5%B1%95%E6%95%B4%E9%81%8E%E7%9A%84%E5%95%86%E5%A0%B4_2641/|script-title=zh:【領展欺淩】細數那些年被領展整過的商場|date=16 November 2017|accessdate=19 September 2018|website=D18hk.com|language=zh-hk}}

Tai Wo Estate and Po Nga Court were completed in 1989.{{cite web|url=https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/global-elements/estate-locator/detail.html?propertyType=1&id=2747|title=Tai Wo Estate, Tai Po, New Territories East|date=1 August 2018|accessdate=19 September 2018|publisher=Hong Kong Housing Authority}}{{cite web|url=https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/global-elements/estate-locator/detail.html?propertyType=2&id=3073|title=Po Nga Court, Tai Po, New Territories East|date=1 November 2016|accessdate=19 September 2018|publisher=Hong Kong Housing Authority}} According to an interview of an elder of the Tang clan of Tai Po Tau, some of the land of Tai Wo Estate, were originally farmlands that owned by Tang clan of Tai Po Tau. (Or more precisely, owned the long term land lease, leasing from the government) Government bought back the farmlands for Tai Po New Town development.{{cite news|url=http://www.hkcd.com/content/2017-02/23/content_1038030.html|script-title=zh:鄧族大埔頭鄉 從前話今天 太和火車站時光倒流上世紀|date=23 February 2017|accessdate=19 September 2018|language=zh-hk|newspaper=Hong Kong Commercial Daily}} Ironically, Tang clan of Tai Po Tau, was one of the operators of the original Tai Po Market, now the residential area Tai Po Old Market, while Tai Wo was named after the historic Tai Wo Market, which now known as Tai Po Market.

The area of Tai Wo Estate, was planned as an industrial area. However, the plan was scrapped in 1983.{{cite news|script-title=zh:發展西貢北約成新市鎮|date=25 October 1984|page=21|newspaper=Wah Kiu Yat Po|language=zh-hk|location=Hong Kong}}

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Historically, "Tai Wo" was the name of the current outdoor market area {{ill|Fu Shin Street|zh|富善街}} ({{zh|t=富善街|labels=no}}), which was situated on the southern shore of the Lam Tsuen River. It was one of the market town of Tai Po and surrounding villages. Fu Shin Street, at that time known as Tai Wo Market ({{zh|t=太和市|labels=no}} transliteration Tai Wo Shi) or Tai Po New Market ({{zh|t=大埔新墟|labels=no}}) was developed since 1892 by the Tai Po Tsat Yeuk ({{zh|t=七約|l=Seven Alliance|labels=no}}). Which Tsat Yeuk was an inter-village alliance, none of them were from Tang clan. The formation of a new market town, was intended to break the monopoly of the [old] Tai Po Market ({{zh|t=大埔墟|labels=no}}, now Tai Po Old Market) formed by the Tang clans of Lung Yeuk Tau ({{zh|t=龍躍頭鄧氏|labels=no}}) and Tai Po Tau ({{zh|t=大埔頭鄧氏|labels=no}}).{{cite book|url=http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_II_Items.pdf|title=Brief information on proposed Grade II items|page=465|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223210048/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_II_Items.pdf |archivedate=2013-02-23| department=Leisure and Cultural Services Department|publisher=Hong Kong Government}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-ynDgAAQBAJ|script-title=zh:本土論俗──新界華人傳統風俗|chapter=刻苦團結風俗習慣|date=2016|page=132|language=zh-hk|publisher=Chung Hwa Book Company (Hong Kong)|author=施志明|isbn=9789888420186}}{{cite web|url=https://www.master-insight.com/%E5%A4%A7%E5%9F%94%E5%A2%9F%E5%92%8C%E5%A4%AA%E5%92%8C%E5%B8%82%E7%9A%84%E8%AE%8A%E9%81%B7/|title=大埔墟和太和市的變遷|author=陳天權|website=灼見名家|date=16 January 2018|accessdate=19 September 2018|language=zh-hk}} The Tai Po Old Market ({{zh|t=大埔舊墟|labels=no}}, transliteration Tai Po Kau Hui) was located on the Northern shore of the Lam Tsuen River. In early Qing dynasty (mid-17th century), Tai Po Old Market was known as Tai Po Tau Hui ({{zh|t=大步頭墟|labels=no}}).{{cite book|script-title=zh:新安縣志|chapter=地理志|edition=Kangxi Year|date=1688|language=lzh}}

Tsat Yeuk also built Kwong Fuk Bridge which connects the two market towns,{{cite book|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/english/links/files/TaiPo_Book1.pdf|script-title=zh:大埔風物志|edition=revised |date=2007|publisher=Tai Po District Council|language=zh-hk|author=Siu, Anthony Kwok-kin; 蕭國健}}{{rp|116}} as well as Tai Po's Man Mo Temple which located in the centre of Fu Shin Street.{{rp|102}}

To add more confusion to the name, government also runs an indoor wet market Tai Po Hui Market ({{zh|t=大埔墟街市|labels=no}}) in {{ill|Tai Po Complex|zh|大埔綜合大樓}}, while its former location ({{zh|t=大埔墟臨時街市|labels=no}}), was redeveloped into a public housing estate Po Heung Estate, where they are near to the Fu Shin Street. All three locations were belongs to "Tai Po Market" District Council Election Constituency of 2015 Hong Kong local elections.

The headquarters of Tai Po Rural Committee of Heung Yee Kuk, was located in the former school building of the Sung Tak primary school (not to be confused with Sung Tak Wong Kin Sheung Memorial School), which is located at one end of Fu Shin Street. The former headquarters was redeveloped into aforementioned Po Heung Estate. Tai Po Rural Committee supervised some of the matter of the villages of indigenous inhabitants of Tai Po.

Tai Wo Shi (Fu Shin Street) was served by [old] Tai Po Market railway station. The accessibility of Tai Wo Shi had made the area as one of the important market town of the New Territories. However, the railway station was closed in 1983{{cite web|url=http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/monuments_29.php|title=Old Tai Po Market Railway Station - Declared Monuments |department=Antiquities and Monuments Office|publisher=Hong Kong Government|date=31 July 2018|accessdate=18 September 2018 }} and was replaced by the current Tai Po Market station and Tai Wo station on different locations.

To sum up, despite historically known as Tai Wo, area around Fu Shin Street has known as Tai Po Market, and became the town centre of Tai Po, housing various government buildings.

Lastly, {{ill|Tai Po Tai Wo Road|zh|大埔太和路}} is a public road that start from an area next to the Tai Wo Estate, and then connects to area such as {{ill|Tai Po Centre|zh|大埔中心}}, a privately owned high rise commercial-residential complex, as well as Tai Po Police Station (not to be confused with Old Tai Po Police Station), and ends on the western boundary of Tai Po Waterfront Park. Most part of the road are not part of the historic Tai Wo Market, nor the current Tai Wo Estate.

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In 2015 Hong Kong local elections, the name of the District Council Election Constituency that Fu Shin Street (the historic Tai Wo Market) was located, was called "Tai Po Hui" ({{zh|t=大埔墟|l=Tai Po Market|labels=no}}), while the large part of Tai Wo Estate was the only residential area of the election constituency "Tai Wo"; Po Nga Court and other part of Tai Wo Estate were the only residential area of the election constituency "Po Nga".{{cite web|url=https://www.eac.gov.hk/pdf/distco/maps/dc2015p1.pdf|title=District Council Election Constituency Boundaries – Tai Po District (Sheet 1)|date=2014|accessdate=18 September 2018|publisher=Electoral Affairs Commission}} North of "Tai Wo" constituency, was the "Old Market & Serenity" constituency ({{zh|t=舊墟及太湖|l=[The] old market and {{ill|Serenity Park|zh|太湖花園}}}}), where Tai Po Old Market was located. Tai Po Old Market currently a pure residential area,{{sic}}{{rp|165}} while Serenity Park is another privately owned residential complex.

The current Tai Po Market station, was located on the boundary between "Tai Po Hui" constituency and "San Fu" ({{zh|t=新富|labels=no}}) constituency; the bus terminus of the station, which was located on the ground floor and underground level of a commercial-residential complex, {{ill|Uptown Plaza|zh|新達廣場}} ({{zh|t=新達廣場|labels=no}}), was entirely inside "San Fu" constituency.{{cite news|url=https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1034811|script-title=zh:大埔新富區7月補選 建制派內訌工黨或漁人得利|date=2 June 2015|accessdate=1 October 2018|work=香港獨立媒體網 [In Media HK]|language=zh-hk}}

Tai Wo station was located on the boundary between constituencies "Tai Wo" and "Po Nga".

However, the proposed change for the District Council Election Constituencies of 2019 Hong Kong local elections, had enlarged the constituency "Po Nga", which cover more than Po Nga Court and part of the Tai Wo Estate.{{cite web|url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr17-18/english/panels/ca/papers/cacb2-1884-e.pdf|title= Public Consultation Provisional Recommendations on Boundaries and Names of District Council Election Constituencies for 2019 District Council Ordinary Election |date=23 July 2018|accessdate=19 September 2018|publisher=Electoral Affairs Commission|via=Hong Kong Legislative Council website}} It was also accused of gerrymandering.{{cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%83%85/214663/%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E6%9C%83%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89-%E5%BB%BA%E5%88%B6%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E9%A0%90%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%B8%E5%8D%80%E5%8A%83%E7%95%8C-%E8%8C%83%E5%9C%8B%E5%A8%81%E8%A2%AB%E5%89%B2%E7%A5%A8%E5%80%89%E6%88%96%E6%88%B0%E6%96%B0%E5%8D%80|script-title=zh:【區議會選舉】建制議員預知選區劃界？ 范國威被割票倉或戰新區|date=24 July 2018|accessdate=19 September 2018|work=Hong Kong 01|language=zh-hk|author=羅家晴}}

In 1989, Tai Wo Estate did not have their own election constituency.{{cite news|script-title=zh:多個屋邨續興建 百多鄉村仍保留 大埔是較多元化地區 五年將增十餘萬人口 新任政務專員姚紀中奔波履新談印象指出 西貢北暫不改隸 太和邨選區會變|date=10 October 1989|newspaper=Wah Kiu Yat Po|language=zh-hk|page=12}}

• Tai Po Sports Ground, located in the nearby Tai Po Tau, next to Serenity Park.

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• {{cite book|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/english/links/files/TaiPo_Book1.pdf|script-title=zh:大埔風物志|script-chapter=zh:太和市開墟|edition=revised |date=2007|publisher=Tai Po District Council|language=zh-hk|author=蕭國健}}

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