Yim Tso Ha Chinese:鹽灶下 | |
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Area and village | |
 Yim Tso Ha village sign along Luk Keng Road. | |
  Yim Tso Ha | |
| Coordinates:22°31′56″N114°12′25″E / 22.53234°N 114.20695°E /22.53234; 114.20695 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
| District | North District |
| Area | Sha Tau Kok |
| Time zone | UTC+8:00 (HKT) |
Yim Tso Ha (Chinese:鹽灶下) is an area and a village inSha Tau Kok,North District, Hong Kong.
Yim Tso Ha is a recognized village under theNew TerritoriesSmall House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Yim Tso Ha is part of theSha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.[2][3]
The villages ofMa Tseuk Leng (upper and lower), Yim Tso Ha,Wu Shek Kok andAu Ha formed ayeuk (約),[4] a form of oath-sworn, inter-village, mutual-aid alliance.[5]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Yim Tso Ha was 47. The number of males was 18.[6]
There is aHip Tin temple in Yim Tso Ha.
In the past, Yim Tso Ha was the site of anegretry, with the earliest records dating back to 1958. The egretry has been abandoned since 1993 and it is believed that the birds that used to breed there have moved toA Chau. The Yim Tso Ha egretry was the firstSite of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Hong Kong, listed in 1975. At that time, it was the most important egretry in Hong Kong.[7] Having been abandoned for a long period of time, the Yim Tso Ha Egretry SSSI was de-listed in March 2016.[8]
