Pak Sha O

Entrance Hall of Ho Residence in Pak Sha O
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel
Pak Sha O Youth Hostel

Pak Sha O (Chinese: 白沙澳) is an area and a village of Sai Kung North, in Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Chapel

Pak Sha O is the site of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel (聖母無玷之心小堂). A first chapel was built in Pak Sha O in 1880 on another site.[1] The conversion of Pak Sha O into a Catholic village partly resulted from the desire of the villagers to combat the harassment of the tax-lords of Sheung Shui. The current chapel was built between 1915 and 1923. The site is now used as a training campsite by the Catholic Scout Guild.[2]

Other features

  • Several buildings of the former Ho Residence and the Ho Ancestral Hall, as well as the King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun in Pak Sha O are Grade I historic buildings.
  • Pak Sha O Youth Hostel

References

  1. ↑ Heaver, Stuart (27 February 2016). "The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post.
  2. ↑ Historic Building Appraisal: Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Pak Sha O
  • Yau, Elaine (28 September 2015). "The expats who revived Hong Kong village Pak Sha O and impressed absentee owners with their labour". South China Morning Post.
  • Knowles, Hazel (27 March 2012). "Unravelling the Past". China Daily.
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