Signpost indicating Nam Shan. Located off MacLehose Trail Section 4, on the eastern slope of Ma On Shan.

Nam Shan (Chinese: 南山) is a village in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.

Recognised status

Nam Shan, including Kak Hang Tun (隔坑墩) and Long Mei (朗尾), is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Nam Shan was 86. The number of males was 36.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ↑ 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

  • Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). "Chapter 6. Sai Kung Peninsula". In Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 250–251. ISBN 9789888028382.
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