Luk Keng Village

For other uses, see Luk Keng.

A house in Luk Keng Village.

Kiln in Luk Keng Village.

Luk Keng Pier.

Luk Keng Village or Luk Keng Tsuen (Chinese: 鹿頸村) is a village located on the Yam O peninsula on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong, which links to Cheung Sok, a nearby uninhabited island, via a sandbank. Although nearby areas including Sunny Bay station have been developed, Luk Keng Village is still preserved as an undeveloped rural heritage area.[1]

Administration

Luk Keng is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2]

History

In December 2007, archaeologists found a number of Tang dynasty (618–907) kilns in Luk Keng Village, although some of these had been destroyed by the construction of a barbecue area by the Hong Kong SAR Government.^[citation needed]

Transportation

• MTR: Sunny Bay station (About 30-minutes' walk from Station Exit A to the village)
• From the Luk Keng Pier there a kai-to transportation service to Tsing Lung Tau in Tsuen Wan.

References

1. Lantau Island in 2026
2. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Luk Keng (Ma Wan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

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