Tsam Chuk Wan
Tsam Chuk Wan is a bay of the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. By extension, it is also the name of the area around the bay. Tsam Chuk Wan Village is one of the villages located within this area.
History
A Catholic missionary station was established at Tsam Chuk Wan between 1867 and 1869.In 1911, Pak Tam Chung consisted of six villages with fewer than 405 inhabitants in total: Wong Yi Chau, Pak Tam, Sheung Yiu, Tsak Yue Wu, Wong Keng Tei and Tsam Chuk Wan. The six villages were all inhabited by Hakka people, with the exception of two hamlets in Pak Tam.
The population of Tsam Chuk Wan Village was 74 in 1911. In the 1950s, it was about 55, as recorded by Austin Coates and James W. Hayes.
Islands
Islands of Tsam Chuk Wan include:- Muk Yue Chau
- Ching Chau
- Nga Ying Chau
- Wong Nai Chau Tsai
- Wong Yi Chau
Features
- Memorial Monument of Sai Kung Martyrs of World War II. Unveiled on January 23, 1989.
- Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps Tang Shiu Kin Nautical Centre
- Queen Elizabeth School Camp
- Tsam Chuk Wan Village, a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.
- Wong Keng Tei Tin Hau Temple aka. Tsam Chuk Wan Tin Hau Temple. Located off Tai Mong Tsai Road, and overlooking Tsam Chuk Wan
- Wong Keng Tei, a village
- Po Leung Kuk Pak Tam Chung Camp
- Sheung Yiu Folk Museum, housed in Sheung Yiu Village, a declared monument of Hong Kong
- Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Chapel. Built in 1900, it is one of the historic churches of Sai Kung.
- Wong Yi Chau, a village
- Hei Tsz Wan, a former village situated across a little bay from Wong Yi Chau