Tai Om Shan
Tai Om Shan (Chinese: 大菴山; Cantonese Yale: daaih ām shāan) is a village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.
Tai Om Shan in April 2008.
Recognised status
Tai Om Shan is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
History
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tai Om Shan was 72. The number of males was 30.[2]
References
- "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- 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: 79. ISSN 1991-7295.
Further reading
- Hase, Patrick H. (2013). Custom, Land and Livelihood in Rural South China: The Traditional Land Law of Hong Kong's New Territories, 1750-1950. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-988-8139-08-8.
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