Tan Ka Wan

{{Short description|Village in Hong Kong}} '''Tan Ka Wan''' ({{zh|t=蛋家灣}}) is a village in the Sai Kung North area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

==Administration== Tan Ka Wan is a recognized 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== Tan Ka Wan comprises several smaller villages: Tse Uk ({{zh|t=謝屋|labels=no}}), Lau Uk ({{zh|t=劉屋|labels=no}}), Lam Uk ({{zh|t=林屋|labels=no}}) and Mo Uk ({{zh|t=巫屋|labels=no}}).<ref name="TPB">{{cite web |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/en/papers/TPB/1058-tpb_9613.pdf |title=TPB Paper No. 9613. Draft Ko Lau Wan Outline Zoning Plan |date=2 May 2014 |publisher=Town Planning Board }}</ref> The village cluster is mainly concentrated near the coast of Long Harbour.<ref name="TPB"/>

Together with nearby Ko Lau Wan, Tan Ka 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 |date=10 August 2010 |publisher=Environmental Protection Department }}</ref>

A natural stream in Tan Ka Wan flows from south to north towards Long Harbour. Estuarine mangrove can be found at the coastal area.<ref name="TPB"/>

==Features== In 2014, the village was described as "sparsely populated with abandoned houses in dilapidated condition".<ref name="TPB"/>

St. Peter's Chapel ({{zh|t=聖伯多祿小堂|labels=no}}) in Tan Ka Wan was built in 1873.<ref>[https://archives.catholic.org.hk/Church%20Building/New%20Territories/CNT-SPC.htm St. Peter's Chapel entry] at catholic.org.hk</ref> It is one of the historic churches of Sai Kung Peninsula.<ref name="abandoned">{{cite news |last=Heaver |first=Stuart |date=27 February 2016 |title=The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1916619/abandoned-churches-sai-kung-how-italian-missionaries |work=South China Morning Post }}</ref>

A drug rehabilitation centre, the Ling Oi Tan Ka Wan Centre, managed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong is situated in Tan Ka Wan.<ref name="TPB"/> The rehabilitation centre in Tan Ka Wan started in 1984.<ref>[http://www.lingoi.org/aboutus.php?language=en Ling Oi Centre - About Us]</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category|Tan Ka Wan}} * [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/P/p-skn-31.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Tan Ka Wan (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)] * Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/N344_Appraisal_En.pdf Sung Ming School, Tan Ka Wan] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/N344_Photo.pdf Pictures] * [http://medalene.blogspot.com/2018/05/20180529-ko-lau-wan.html Pictures of Tan Ka Wan]

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