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Nga Tsin Wai [????- ]

This was one of the old villages of the area. The "Wai" in the name suggests it was a walled village, and maps from the early 1900s show it had a moat and wall around it.

As of 2020 the village area is fenced off and most of the buildings have been demolished. It is now in the hands of the URA, the Urban Renewal Authority.

San Wai walled village [????- ]

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946

From the album of: Cdr. HENRY OWEN L’ESTRANGE 

Winter 1945/Spring1946

Tsang Tai Uk [????- ]

There are notes about it on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsang_Tai_Uk

Kat Hing Wai, aka "Kam Tin walled village" [????- ]

A well-known walled village in the New Territories. The HKTB website has some more information.

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