Английская Википедия:Chek Keng

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Chek Keng and Chek Keng Hau (Шаблон:Zh on a foggy spring day.
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Holy Family Chapel in Chek Keng.
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Village houses in Chek Keng.
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Mangrove at Chek Keng.
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Bradbury Hall youth hostel.

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

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External links

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