Kam Tin

English Etymology From en yue 錦田. Proper noun 1 en area district/Yuen Long region/New Territories sar/Hong Kong. en 1974 John A. Brim Village Alliance Templates in Hong Kong Arthur P. Wolf Religion and Ritual in Chinese Society Studies in Chinese Society https://archive.org/details/religionritualin0000unse/ Stanford w:Stanford University Press 0-8047-0858-4 73-89863 844556505 97 https://archive.org/details/religionritualin0000unse/page/97/ One important cause of such conflicts was disputes over land rent — between, for example, an alliance composed largely of major landlords and an alliance mainly of tenants. For example, according to a tablet dated 1777 in the Shap Pat Heung village alliance temple, a dispute arose between landowners in the Kam Tin village alliance, a wealthy stronghold of the powerful Teng lineage, and their tenants in the Shap Pat Heung village alliance, composed of several mixed-surname villages, over the size of the grain measure to be used in collecting rent. en 5 October 2019 Georgina Lee Henderson Land to loan 100,000 sq ft of farmland to Hong Kong government for temporary housing w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20261019194735/https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3031650/henderson-land-loan-100000-sq-ft-farmland-hong-kong-government https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3031650/henderson-land-loan-100000-sq-ft-farmland-hong-kong-government 19 October 2026 1563-9371 648902513 Business/Companies Henderson Land Development, the city’s third-biggest private landowner, said on Friday that it was considering offering 100,000 square feet of farmland in Kam Tin, New Territories, to the government for seven years to build temporary housing to accommodate 10,000 residents. en 02/28/2022 Transitional housing to be turned into isolation centers The Standard https://web.archive.org/web/20260503230737/https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/article/187660/Transitional-housing-to-be-turned-into-isolation-centers https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/article/187660/Transitional-housing-to-be-turned-into-isolation-centers May 03, 2026 News The Transport and Housing Bureau is coordinating the conversion of United Court at Tung Tau in Yuen Long and the first phase of Pok Oi Kong Ha Wai Village in Kam Tin, Yuen Long, into community isolation facilities. They will provide more than 2,500 units, accommodating over 5,000 people. en 19 October 2022 Peter Lee Hong Kong Policy Address: New rail link among 6 major infrastructure projects, public transport subsidy extended w:Hong Kong Free Press https://archive.ph/IGtQH 05 March 2024 https://hongkongfp.com/2022/10/19/hong-kong-policy-address-new-rail-link-among-6-major-infrastructure-projects-public-transport-subsidy-extended/ Hong Kong A new rail link connecting Kam Tin in Yuen Long with Kowloon Tong was among six major infrastructure projects confirmed by Chief Executive John Lee in his first Policy Address on Wednesday. en March 22, 2023 Christy Choi Hong Kong Locals on Where to Eat, Drink and Play During Art Basel w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230322091937/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/travel/hong-kong-art-basel-guide.html 22 March 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/travel/hong-kong-art-basel-guide.html 0362-4331 1645522 Travel If you have time to go farther afield, the artist invites you to visit Kam Tin. Away from the bustle and grind of the main city, the district is made up of small villages including Kat Hing Wai, a walled village built in the middle to late 1400s. en rural committee district/Yuen Long region/New Territories sar/Hong Kong. Translations area in Hong Kong Chinese: Cantonese: yue 錦田 rural committee Chinese: Cantonese: yue 錦田鄉鄉事委員會 Further reading Kam Tin