Английская Википедия:Chek Keng
Chek Keng (Шаблон:Zh) is an area and village of Sai Kung North in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of Tai Po District. Шаблон:TOC limit
Location
Chek Keng is located within Sai Kung East Country Park,[1] on the northern coast of Sai Kung Peninsula and facing the Chek Keng Hau (Шаблон:Zh) aka East Arm Bay of Long Harbour.[2]
Administration
Chek Keng is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[3]
History
Chek Keng was probably founded more than 200 years ago. It was historically a multi-surname Hakka village. It was reported in 2003 that Chek Keng had only one resident, an 84 year old woman.[4]
Features
Chapel
The Holy Family Chapel (Шаблон:Zh) in Chek Keng was built in 1874 to replace an earlier chapel that had been severely damaged by a storm in 1867. The whole village later converted to Catholicism. During the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, the chapel was a base of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Battalion of the East River Guerrilla (Шаблон:Zh).[5][6] The chapel is listed as a Grade II historic building.[7]
Others
- Chek Keng Pier
- Bradbury Hall youth hostel[8]
Transportation
Chek Keng is not accessible by car. It is located along the Stage 2 of the MacLehose Trail, about an hour's walk from Pak Tam Au.[2]
A kai-to service is available between Wong Shek, Wan Tsai (Nam Fung Wan) and Chek Keng.[9]
References
External links
- Delineation of area of existing village Chek Keng (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Chek Keng - A Piece of Sai Kung History
- Pictures of Chek Keng
- Picture of the Holy Family Chapel in Chek Keng
- ↑ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. Sai Kung East Country Park Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Historic Building Appraisal: Holy Family Chapel, Chek Keng, Tai Po, New Territories
- ↑ Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association: Bradbury Hall Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Transport Department: Kaito Ferry Services