Ko Lau Wan

{{Short description|Village in Hong Kong}} [[File:Ko Lau Wan Village, Sai Kung, Hong Kong.jpg|thumb|Ko Lau Wan as seen looking south from nearby Tap Mun in October 2016.]] thumb|Ko Lau Wan in July 2011. [[File:Tin Hau Temple, Ko Lau Wan 02.jpg|thumb|Tin Hau Temple on Ko Lau Wan in 2020.]] '''Ko Lau Wan''' ({{zh|t=高流灣}}) aka. '''Kau Lau Wan''' ({{zh|t=較流灣|labels=no}}) is a remote village in the north of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is under the jurisdiction of Tai Po District.

==Administration== Kau Lau Wan is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.landsd.gov.hk/doc/en/small-house/rv0909.pdf |title=List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy |last= |first= |date=September 2009 |website= |publisher=Lands Department |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

==Geography== Together with nearby Tan Ka Wan, Ko Lau Wan forms an enclave within Sai Kung East Country Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr09-10/english/panels/ea/papers/devea0728cb1-2721-1-e.pdf |title=Country Park Enclaves |last= |first= |date=10 August 2010 |website= |publisher=Environmental Protection Department |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

==Features== A Tin Hau Temple is located in the village.

==In fiction== The 2005 French film ''The Moustache'' was partially filmed in Ko Lau Wan.

==Transport== There is no road for vehicles to head to Ko Lau Wan.<ref name="appledailyhk 20200229">{{cite web | title=【遊嚐假期】攀山涉水走遠啲高流灣嚐鮮嘆扣肉 | url=https://hk.appledaily.com/food/20200229/KLMAPPAR5Z75ST3RLX7VHNHOI4/ | publisher=Apple Daily HK | date=2020-02-29 | access-date=2020-07-19 | language=zh-hk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718105207/https://hk.appledaily.com/food/20200229/KLMAPPAR5Z75ST3RLX7VHNHOI4/ | archive-date=2020-07-18 | url-status=live }}</ref> The area can be accessed by ''kai-to'' ferries from Ma Liu Shui or Wong Shek Pier.<ref>[http://www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/public_transport/ferries/service_details/ Franchised and Licensed Ferry Services]</ref> There is also a hiking path from Pak Tam Au which normally takes about 5 hours for hikers to pass through.<ref name="appledailyhk 20200229" />

==References== {{reflist}}

==Further reading== * {{cite journal|last=Choi |first=C.C.|author-link1=|year=1990|title=Studies on Hong Kong Jiao Festivals |journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch|volume=30|pages=26–43 |url=https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/6961e3917fbbd2702e62721f4604d7d8.pdf |issn=1991-7295|accessdate=}}

==External links== {{commons category|Ko Lau Wan}} * [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/P/p-skn-09.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Ko Lau Wan (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)] * Picture of the Tin Hau Temple of Ko Lau Wan: [https://web.archive.org/web/20170612013006/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/53467178] [http://www.hkhikers.com/images/Tin%20Hau%20Temples/Ko%20Lau%20Wan.JPG]

Category:Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong Category:Sai Kung North