Shek Wu Hui
Shek Wu Hui (Chinese: 石湖墟) is a non-administrative subdivision (neighbourhood) and former indigenous market town located in Sheung Shui in the North District of Hong Kong. The place name can be found in the record that published in 1819.
Shek Wu Hui
石湖墟 | |
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neighbourhood, former market town | |
Lung Sum Avenue in Shek Wu Hui. | |
| Etymology: name after a place "Shek Wu" (stone-lake) | |
Shek Wu Hui Location of Shek Wu Hui within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22.505267°N 114.12707°E | |
| Country | China |
| Provincial-level SARs | Hong Kong |
| Regions | The New Territories |
| District | North District |
| Founded | before 1819 |
| Became part of Hong Kong | 1898 |
| Hong Kong returned to China | 1997 |
| Founded by | Liu clan of Sheung Shui Wai |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
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| Chinese | 石湖墟 | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | sek6 wu4 heoi1 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | sehk wùh hēui | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shí hú xū | ||||||||||||
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