Nam Chung

Nam Chung (Chinese: 南涌; pinyin: Nán Chōng) is an area in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong, west of Luk Keng and to the southwest of the Starling Inlet (Sha Tau Kok Hoi), opposite Sha Tau Kok.

Administration

Nam Chung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Nam Chung is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.^[2]^[3]

Villages

Nam Chung Village includes Nam Chung Yeung Uk (南涌楊屋), Nam Chung Cheng Uk (南涌鄭屋), Nam Chung Law Uk (南涌羅屋), Nam Chung Cheung Uk (南涌張屋) and Nam Chung Lei Uk (南涌李屋).^[4]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Nam Chung was 348. The number of males was 152.^[5]

During the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, Nam Chung was the site several events related to the anti-Japanese resistance effort. On March 3, 1943, Nam Chung was the site of the "Three-three incident". Several senior members of the local East River Column, who had been residing there since about a month, were killed during an assault that involved two companies of Japanese soldiers and over fifty Kempeitai. Shortly thereafter, in June 1943, Nam Chung was the first village in the New Territories to form an underground government. At that time, the village had over 200 households and a population of about 1,500.^[6]

Conservation

The small island of A Chau, a Site of Special Scientific Interest,^[7] is located in the south-western part of Starling Inlet off Nam Chung.^[4]

Transport

The area is linked to Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town and Sha Tau Kok via Sha Tau Kok Road and Luk Keng Road.^[4]

Nam Chung is located at the northern end of the Wilson Trail, a 78 kilometres (48 mi) long-distance footpath opened in January 1996.

References

^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Town Planning Board - Approved Luk Keng and Wo Hang Outline Zoning Plan, October 2006
^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 77. ISSN 1991-7295.
^ Chan, Sui-jeung (2009). East River Column: Hong Kong Guerrillas in the Second World War and After. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 77, 83. ISBN 9789622098503.
^ Environment Protection Department - Site of Special Scientific Interest Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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[1] "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.

[2] "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[3] "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[zoning-4] Town Planning Board - Approved Luk Keng and Wo Hang Outline Zoning Plan, October 2006

[5] Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 77. ISSN 1991-7295.

[6] Chan, Sui-jeung (2009). East River Column: Hong Kong Guerrillas in the Second World War and After. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 77, 83. ISBN 9789622098503.

[7] Environment Protection Department - Site of Special Scientific Interest Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine

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