Ting Kok
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Ting Kokis an area and a village inNew Territories,the northeastern part ofHong Kong.It is located on the northern shore ofPlover Cove[1]and west ofTai Mei Tuk.Administratively, it is part ofTai Po District.
Administration
[edit]Ting Kok is a recognized village under theNew TerritoriesSmall House Policy.[2]For electoral purposes, Ting Kok is part of theShuen Wanconstituency of theTai Po District Council.It was formerly represented by So Tat-leung, who was elected in thelocal electionsuntil October 2021.[3][4]
History
[edit]Ting Kok Village, originally called Ting Kai (Đinh khê), was historically a multi-surnamePuntivillage founded before 1688.[5]
Historically, Ting Kok, together with the nearbyHakkavillages ofShan Liu,Lai Pik Shan,Lo Tsz Tin,Lung MeiandTai Mei Tukbelonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk (Đinh giác ước) alliance.[6]
In the 19th century, Ting Kok was the centre of the wider San On (Tân An)Roman Catholicmissionary district. It was also an established transit point used by missionaries on their way intomainland China.The mission was set up in 1866, and 19 residents were baptised as the first batch of local Catholics.[7]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ting Kok was 669. The number of males was 301.[8]
Built heritage
[edit]Built heritage in Ting Kok include:
- Mo Tai Temple (Võ Đế cung). Built before 1785. Dedicated toKwan Taiaka. Mo Tai (Võ Đế).[9]AGrade III historic buildingsince 2010.[10]
- LeeAncestral Hall(Lý thị từ đường). Built in the late 19th century. Not graded.[10]There are more than 10 ancestral halls in the village. Most of them have been modernized.[1]
Flora and fauna
[edit]Amangrovecovers a coastal area of about seven hectares near Ting Kok Village. It is one of the few sites in Hong Kong where a large population ofLumnitzera racemosacan be found.[11]
Conservation
[edit]A part of Ting Kok is within thePat Sin Leng Country Park,and the Ting Kok wetlands have been declared aSite of Special Scientific Interestsince 1985.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^abBrief Information on proposed Grade Nil ItemsArchived2012-10-15 at theWayback Machine.Item #1257
- ^"List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy"(PDF).Lands Department.September 2009.
- ^"Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)"(PDF).Electoral Affairs Commission.Retrieved29 November2021.
- ^"North District Council - North DC Members".District Council.Retrieved29 November2021.
- ^Brief Information on proposed Grade III ItemsArchived2017-03-11 at theWayback Machine.Item #1077
- ^"Wong Wing Ho," Towards Urbanisation: Shuen Wan and Plover Cove Reservoir ",Tai Po Bookpp. 238 "(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2009-07-18.Retrieved2011-08-07.
- ^Catholic Heritage: Church Architecture in HK
- ^Hase, Patrick(1996)."Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses"(PDF).Journal of theRoyal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch.36:80.ISSN1991-7295.
- ^Antiquities Advisory Board.Historic Building Appraisal:Mo Tai Temple, Ting Kok
- ^abAntiquities Advisory Board.List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment
- ^Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department:Hong Kong Live Eco-map: Ting Kok
- ^List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hong Kong(archive)
- ^Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department:Pat Sin Leng Country Park
Further reading
[edit]- Ticozzi, Sergio (2008)."The Catholic Church in Nineteenth Century Village Life in Hong Kong"(PDF).Journal of theRoyal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch.48:111–149.ISSN1991-7295.(A previous version of this paper was presented at a Seminar 'Hong Kong: its people, culture and traditions, the Centre of Asian Studies,University of Hong Kong.15-16 April 1983)
- Zhou, H. (2003). "Temporal changes in a Hong Kong mangrove and adjacent foreshore sandflat meiofaunal communities". In Morton, Brian (ed.).Perspectives on Marine Environmental Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977-2001: Proceedings of an International Workshop Reunion Conference, Hong Kong, 21-26 October 2001.Hong Kong University Press.pp. 459–474.ISBN9789622096417.
External links
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- Delineation of area of existing village Ting Kok (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Press release:"Comprehensive coastal conservation plan introduced for Ting Kok",October 25, 2012
- Chan, Riley (19 July 2017)."Tai Po awash in flooding misery".The Standard.
- Antiquities Advisory Board.Historic Building Appraisal.Mo Tai Temple, Ting Kok.Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board.Historic Building Appraisal.Lee Ancestral Hall, Ting Kok.Pictures