Luk Keng Village

A house in Luk Keng Village.
Kiln in Luk Keng Village.
Luk Keng Pier.

Luk Keng Village or Luk Keng Tsuen (Chinese: 鹿頸村) is a village located on the Yam O peninsula on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong, which links to Cheung Sok, a nearby uninhabited island, via a sandbank. Although nearby areas including Sunny Bay station have been developed, Luk Keng Village is still preserved as an undeveloped rural heritage area.[1]

Administration

Luk Keng is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2]

History

In December 2007, archaeologists found a number of Tang dynasty (618–907) kilns in Luk Keng Village, although some of these had been destroyed by the construction of a barbecue area by the Hong Kong SAR Government.[citation needed]

Transportation

  • MTR: Sunny Bay station (About 30-minutes' walk from Station Exit A to the village)
  • From the Luk Keng Pier there a kai-to transportation service to Tsing Lung Tau in Tsuen Wan.

References

  1. ^ Lantau Island in 2026
  2. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luk Keng Tsuen.
  • Delineation of area of existing village Luk Keng (Ma Wan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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