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The Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse replaced older slaughterhouses in Kennedy Town, Cheung Sha Wan and Yuen Long, which were closed for economic reasons as well as their proximity to urban areas. Reprovisioning the three abattoirs in a more remote area allowed the government to open 4.19 hectares of land for redevelopment of a type "more compatible ...
Hau Clan of Sheung Shui originated from Panyu of Guangdong. Hau Cheuk-fung (侯卓峰) later moved to Ho Sheung Heung, [10] with two sons relocating to Kam Tsin and other places. The then powerful clan formed two clans in Sheung Shui (near nowadays Hang Tau and Shek Wu Hui), but was eventually surpassed by the Liu Clan.
Sheung Shui Wai (上水圍), also known as Sheung Shui Heung (上水鄉), is one of the very few rural settlements having retained its original moat which was built in 1646. Characterized by its magnificent moat and landscape setting, the walled village is the core of the Liu clan , of which ancestors came originally from Fujian during the Yuan ...
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Sheung Shui Wai (上水圍), originally lived in by the Liu (廖) clan, [2] is a walled village. The ancestral hall Liu Man Shek Tong ( 廖萬石堂 ) in the village is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong .
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The name Shek Wu Hui appeared in Qing dynasty Jiaqing Year's Xin'an Xianzhi (Gazetteer of the Xin'an County), [3] with footnote: "舊誌天崗，今移石湖", literally means the market town was relocated from another place Tin Gong (Chinese: 天崗; Jyutping: tin1 gong1; Cantonese Yale: tīn gōng) to Shek Wu (Chinese: 石湖; Jyutping: sek6 wu4; Cantonese Yale: sehk wùh; lit. 'stone lake ...