Yim Liu Ha
Yim Liu Ha (Chinese: 鹽寮下) is an area part of Sha Tau Kok, in North District, Hong Kong.
Administration
For electoral purposes, Yim Liu Ha is part of the Sha Ta constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei, who was elected in the local elections.[1][2]
History
Salt fields were historically farmed at Yim Liu Ha. Other salt fields were in Tai O on Lantau Island, San Hui and Wong Ka Wai in Tuen Mun, Yim Tin Tsai in Sai Kung and Yim Tin Tsai in Tai Po.[3]
Around 1898, Hoklo fishermen from Chaoyang, Jieyang and Shanwei moved to the Sha Tau Kok area and settled in Yim Liu Ha Village (鹽寮下村).[4]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Yim Liu Ha was 47. The number of males was 29.[5]
References
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- The History of Evangelisation in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Tourism Board. Unmissable adventures in Sha Tau Kok
- 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: 81. ISSN 1991-7295.
Further reading
- Garrett, Valery M. (1987). "A Hoklo Wedding" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 27: 112–116. ISSN 1991-7295.
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