Nam Shan (Sai Kung District)

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Nam Shan (Chinese: 南山) is a village in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.

Signpost indicating Nam Shan. Located off MacLehose Trail Section 4, on the eastern slope of Ma On Shan.

Recognised status edit

Nam Shan, including Kak Hang Tun (隔坑墩) and Long Mei (朗尾), is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

History edit

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Nam Shan was 86. The number of males was 36.^[2]

References edit

^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 79. ISSN 1991-7295.

Further reading edit

Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). "Chapter 6. Sai Kung Peninsula". In Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 250–251. ISBN 9789888028382.

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Delineation of area of existing village Nam Shan (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

22°23′24″N 114°15′48″E / 22.389915°N 114.26336°E / 22.389915; 114.26336

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