Kam Tsin Wai

Kam Tsin Wai is a village located in the south of Shek Kong Airfield, in Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Kam Tsin Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.

History

The village was built for the settlement of members of the Cheng clan, who moved from six villages in the Shing Mun Valley at the time of the construction of the Shing Mun Reservoir in 1928. At that time, most of the Chengs, including 540 villagers from 84 families, moved to the new village of Shing Mun San Tsuen in Kam Tin, while others dispersed to Wo Hop Shek and Pan Chung. A small number moved to Kam Tsin Wai. Kam Tsin Wai consisted of 25 village houses built by green bricks.

Features

The Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall was built in 1929. It was later converted into a Catholic church called Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel, which was served from S.S. Peter and Paul Church in Yuen Long District. The Chengs later redeemed the ancestral hall from the Catholic Church in the mid-1960s and the church at the hall was closed.