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 Ting Kok is located at the foot of thePat Sin Leng mountain range. | |||||||||||
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Ting Kok is an area and a village inNew Territories, the northeastern part ofHong Kong. It is located on the northern shore ofPlover Cove[1] and west ofTai Mei Tuk. Administratively, it is part ofTai Po District.
Ting Kok is a recognized village under theNew TerritoriesSmall House Policy.[2] For electoral purposes, Ting Kok is part of theShuen Wan constituency of theTai Po District Council. It was formerly represented by So Tat-leung, who was elected in thelocal elections until October 2021.[3][4]
Ting Kok Village, originally called Ting Kai (汀溪), was historically a multi-surnamePunti village founded before 1688.[5]
Historically, Ting Kok, together with the nearbyHakka villages ofShan Liu,Lai Pik Shan,Lo Tsz Tin,Lung Mei andTai Mei Tuk belonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk (汀角約) alliance.[6]
In the 19th century, Ting Kok was the centre of the wider San On (新安)Roman Catholic missionary district. It was also an established transit point used by missionaries on their way intomainland China. The mission was set up in 1866, and 19 residents were baptised as the first batch of local Catholics.[7]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ting Kok was 669. The number of males was 301.[8]
Built heritage in Ting Kok include:
Amangrove covers a coastal area of about seven hectares near Ting Kok Village. It is one of the few sites in Hong Kong where a large population ofLumnitzera racemosa can be found.[11]
A part of Ting Kok is within thePat Sin Leng Country Park, and the Ting Kok wetlands have been declared aSite of Special Scientific Interest since 1985.[12][13]
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