Tai Mei Tuk
Place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in Hong Kong
| Tai Mei Tuk | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 大美督 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 大美篤 大尾篤 大尾督 大美篤 | ||||||||
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Tai Mei Tuk is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in the Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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.[citation needed]
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]
Climate
| Climate data for Tai Mei Tuk (1993–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.1 (84.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 26.7 (80.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 22.9 (73.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 22.6 (72.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 20.3 (68.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.1 (1.03) | 29.8 (1.17) | 57.2 (2.25) | 119.3 (4.70) | 253.2 (9.97) | 370.8 (14.60) | 414.3 (16.31) | 393.7 (15.50) | 235.4 (9.27) | 85.3 (3.36) | 33.9 (1.33) | 27.7 (1.09) | 2,046.7 (80.58) |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Use of Government Holiday Bungalows". Civil Service Bureau. 1997-06-16. Archived from the original on 16 June 1997. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "Monthly Data for Single Element". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tai Mei Tuk.
- Delineation of area of existing village Tai Mei Tuk (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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