Tung Tau Wai
Administration
Tung Tau Wai is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tung Tau Wai is part of the Ping Shan North constituency.
Features
I Shing Temple or I Shing Kung (二聖宮) is a temple in Tung Tau Wai. Built in 1718, it is dedicated to Hung Shing and Che Kung. It was declared a monument in 1996.[1]
Yu Yuen (娛苑) is the largest house in Tung Tau Wai. Built in 1927 as a summer villa by Tsoi Po-tin (蔡寶田) (1872-1944), a businessman born in the village, it was the private residence of the Tsoi family until 1990. The building was featured in the 1984 film Hong Kong 1941.[2] It is listed as a Grade II historic building.[3]
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- Delineation of area of existing village Tung Tau Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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