Tung Tsz
{{Short description|Area in the Tai Po District of the New Territories, Hong Kong}}
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Tung Tsz ({{zh|t=洞梓}}), sometimes transliterated as Tung Tsai, is an area near Shuen Wan (Plover Cove) in the Tai Po District of the New Territories, Hong Kong, under the hills of Pat Sin Leng. The area is mainly rural and has a few villages. The campus of The Education University of Hong Kong and the campsite of Tung Tsz Scout Centre for The Scout Association of Hong Kong are also located in the area.
Tung Tsz Road goes through the village connected by Ting Kok Road.
Administration
Tseng Tau, including A Shan and Tung Tsz, 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=}} For electoral purposes, Tung Tsz is part of the Shuen Wan constituency of the Tai Po District Council. It was formerly represented by So Tat-leung, who was elected in the local elections 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=27 November 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php|title=North District Council - North DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=27 November 2021}}
History
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tung Tsai was 43. The number of males was 14.{{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 = 80| year = 1996| url = https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/ecc123316b3526a31a101b3c4cf08a12.pdf| issn = 1991-7295}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/P/p-tp-81.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Tung Tsz (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
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