Tan Ka Wan

Tan Ka Wan 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=}}

Tan Ka Wan comprises several smaller villages: Tse Uk ({{zh|t=謝屋|labels=no}}), Lau Uk ({{zh|t=劉屋|labels=no}}), Lam Uk ({{zh|t=林屋|labels=no}}) and Mo Uk ({{zh|t=巫屋|labels=no}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/en/papers/TPB/1058-tpb_9613.pdf |title=TPB Paper No. 9613. Draft Ko Lau Wan Outline Zoning Plan |date=2 May 2014 |publisher=Town Planning Board }} The village cluster is mainly concentrated near the coast of Long Harbour.

Together with nearby Ko Lau Wan, Tan Ka 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 |date=10 August 2010 |publisher=Environmental Protection Department }}

A natural stream in Tan Ka Wan flows from south to north towards Long Harbour. Estuarine mangrove can be found at the coastal area.

In 2014, the village was described as "sparsely populated with abandoned houses in dilapidated condition".

St. Peter's Chapel ({{zh|t=聖伯多祿小堂|labels=no}}) in Tan Ka Wan was built in 1873.[https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Church%20Building/New%20Territories/CNT-SPC.htm St. Peter's Chapel entry] at catholic.org.hk It is one of the historic churches of Sai Kung Peninsula.{{cite news |last=Heaver |first=Stuart |date=27 February 2016 |title=The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1916619/abandoned-churches-sai-kung-how-italian-missionaries |work=South China Morning Post }}

A drug rehabilitation centre, the Ling Oi Tan Ka Wan Centre, managed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong is situated in Tan Ka Wan. The rehabilitation centre in Tan Ka Wan started in 1984.[http://www.lingoi.org/aboutus.php?language=en Ling Oi Centre - About Us]

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• [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/P/p-skn-31.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Tan Ka Wan (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/N344_Appraisal_En.pdf Sung Ming School, Tan Ka Wan] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/N344_Photo.pdf Pictures]
• [http://medalene.blogspot.com/2018/05/20180529-ko-lau-wan.html Pictures of Tan Ka Wan]

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Category:Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong

Category:Sai Kung North

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