Sai Tau Wai

Village shrine of Sai Tau Wai.

Alley leading to the village shrine of Sai Tau Wai.

Old houses Nos. 5 and 7A in Sai Tau Wai.

Sai Tau Wai (Chinese: 西頭圍; Cantonese Yale: sāai tàuh wàai; lit. 'West End Wai')[1] is a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. It may have been a walled village in the past, although it is not confirmed.[1][2]

Recognised status

Sai Tau Wai is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[3] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Sai Tau Wai is part of the Ping Shan North constituency.

History

Sai Tau Wai was historically a Punti village.[1]

Features

There is a village shrine in Sai Tau Wai.[2]

The historic row of houses Nos. 4, 5 and 7A has been listed as Grade III historic buildings.[4] As of 2023, No. 4 had been demolished and the corner house of 7A had been demolished and rebuilt.

See also

• I Shing Temple
• Walled villages of Hong Kong

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. 78.
2. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Shrine, Sai Tau Wai, Wang Chau
3. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
4. Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Sai Tau Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 4 & 7A, & Lot WCL 132 in DD123, Sai Tau Wai, Wang Chau Pictures
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Shrine, Sai Tau Wai, Wang Chau Pictures

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