Lin Au, also known as Lin O (Chinese: 蓮澳 or 蓮凹), is a Hakka village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong. It is one of the 23 villages in Lam Tsuen Valley.[1]
Lin Au is divided into two small villages, Lin Au Lee Uk (蓮澳李屋) and Lin Au Cheng Uk (蓮澳鄭屋).[1]
Administration edit
Lin Au Lee Uk and Lin Au Cheng Uk are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Cheng Ancestral Hall No. 15 Lin Au, Tai Po
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
Further reading edit
- Webb, Richard (1994). "Earth God and Village Shrines in the New Territories" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 34: 183–191. ISSN 1991-7295.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lin Au.
- Delineation of area of existing village Lin Au, Cheng Uk (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Delineation of area of existing village Lin Au, Lei Uk (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of Cheng Ancestral Hall
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