Chung Sum Wai (Wang Chau)

Entrance gate of Chung Sum Wai (Wang Chau).

Village shrine of Chung Sum Wai (Wang Chau).

Shrine in Chung Sum Wai (Wang Chau).

Chung Sum Wai (Chinese: 中心圍), sometimes transliterated as Chung Sam Wai, is a Punti walled village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.[1]

Administration

Chung Sum Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Chung Sum Wai is part of the Ping Shan North constituency, which was formerly represented by Young Ka-on until September 2021.[3][4]

See also

• Walled villages of Hong Kong
• I Shing Temple

References

1. Ip, Hing-fong (1995). An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong (Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy). University of Hong Kong. p. 90.
2. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
3. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
4. "Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Wang Chau Chung Sam Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

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