Tai Mei Tuk

Tai Mei Tuk (officially known as 大美督 in Chinese; formerly and still commonly known as 大尾篤; also written as 大尾督 or 大美篤) is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in the Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Pat Sin Leng serves as a backdrop for Tai Mei Tuk.
Tai Mei Tuk.
Tai Mei Tuk looking out to Tolo Harbour and Ma On Shan.
Tai Mei Tuk village office.
Boy Scouts Tai Mei Tuk Sea Activity Centre.
Girl Guide Leung Sing Tak Training Centre.

Administration

Tai Mei Tuk is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tai Mei Tuk is part of the Shuen Wan constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021.[2][3]

History

Historically, Ting Kok, together with the nearby Hakka villages of Shan Liu, Lai Pik Shan, Lo Tsz Tin, Lung Mei and Tai Mei Tuk belonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk (汀角約) alliance.[4]

Name

Tai Mei Tuk means "the very end" in the Cantonese language which depicts the landscape. The homonym character 篤 (tuk) is borrowed for the name. Recent Cantonese research suggested that the correct character is 䐁.

Features

Tai Mei Tuk is a popular place for barbecues and cycling. There are villages and a harbour nearby, where many restaurants can be found. Bicycles are also available for hire in the villages.

The Tai Mei Tuk Sea Activity Centre of the Scout Association of Hong Kong is located in the area and also provides sea Scouting activities in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Government has holiday bungalows for government employees at Tai Mei Tuk.[5]

See also

References
  1. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. "Wong Wing Ho, "Towards Urbanisation: Shuen Wan and Plover Cove Reservoir", Tai Po Book pp. 238" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  5. "Use of Government Holiday Bungalows". Civil Service Bureau. 1997-06-16. Archived from the original on 16 June 1997. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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