Shek Pik
Shek Pik
石壁 | |
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 Shek Pik Reservoir, with Shek Pik Prison visible on the right. | |
  Shek Pik | |
| Coordinates: 22°13′22″N 113°53′52″E / 22.222906°N 113.897839°E | |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| District | Islands District |
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| Chinese | 石壁 | |||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Sehk bīk | |||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Stone wall | |||||||||||||
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Shek Pik (Chinese: 石壁) is an area located along the southwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. When the Shek Pik Reservoir was built, villages at Shek Pik were demolished and the villagers were relocated to other parts of Lantau Island and to Tsuen Wan.[1] Below the dam of the reservoir is Shek Pik Prison.
Geography
Shek Pik was originally a north-south oriented valley, until all the upper part was filled by the water of the
Villages
A tradition mentions that a
Shek Pik is one of five villages of Lantau that were resettled when the coastal restriction of the
The village settlements at Shek Pik were largely self-sufficient farming and coastal fishing communities. The main village, Shek Pik Wai (石壁圍; 'the walled village of Shek Pik'),[4] was located near the head of the main valley.[3] A populous place in the mid-19th century, its population had declined to 363 inhabitants by the time of the 1911 Hong Kong Colony census, and numbered 202 in 1957.[3] Fan Pui Village (墳背村) had 59 inhabitants at each count.[6]
The villages of Shek Pik Valley - Shek Pik, Fan Pui, Kong Pui (崗貝) and the hamlet of Hang Tsai (坑仔)
The villagers of Fan Pui had chosen to move to the nearby new rural village of Tai Long Wan Tsuen in order to continue farming. Remodeling long abandoned fields allowed to provide them with about the same acreage of rice fields near the new village.[8] Tai Long Wan had a population of about 120 people in 1970. By 1983, with the younger villagers moving to the city, the population had declined to 22 and most of the farming activity had ceased.[8][9]
Tai Long Wan is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[10]
Rock carvings
According to the local villagers, there is the third carving further up the valley. This carving, (later called "the upper Shek Pik Rock Carving" to distinguish it from the one found on the Shek Pik Beach) was found on a steep slope in Shek Pik in 1962.[11] The carving is at 350 m (1,148 ft) above sea level.[12][13]
The Lower Shek Pik Rock Carving, located about 300m from the coastline, was listed as a declared monument of Hong Kong in 1979.[12][14][15]
Temples
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Prison and detention centre
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Two institutions operated by the Correctional Services Department are located at Chung Hau and Shek Pik: the Sha Tsui Detention Centre and the Shek Pik Prison.[18] Sha Tsui Detention Centre is a minimum security institution for male young offenders. It was established in 1972.[19] Shek Pik Prison is a maximum security institution, housing male adults serving medium to long-term sentences, including life imprisonment. It was established in 1984.[20]
Others
The Hong Kong Red Cross Shek Pik Camp,[21] opened in 1968,[22] is located at Tung Wan.[23] The Shek Pik Tung Wan Beach (石壁東灣海灘) is located nearby.[24] There is also a beach at Tai Long Wan.
Access
The area can be reached from
Shek Pik is located at the end of Stage 8 and at the beginning of Stage 9 of the Lantau Trail.
References
- ^ a b EIA-125/2006. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Receiving Terminal and Associated Facilities. Section 12 - Cultural Heritage
- ^ "Water Supplies Department: Shek Pik Reservoir". Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-962-209-396-6.
- ^ OCLC 56615727. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2018.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link - ISSN 1991-7295.
- ISBN 978-1-85649-126-6.
- ^ "Water from a Barren Rock"[permanent dead link], Water Supplies Department
- ^ ISBN 978-962-209-794-0.
- ^ Keith Addison, "Tai Long Wan: A traditional farming research and development project", 1983-85.
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-962-217-212-8.
- ^ a b The Geographical Information System on Hong Kong Heritage
- ^ Davis, S.G.; Edelstein, Shirlee; Madeleine H., Tang (26 September 1973). "Rock Carvings in Hong Kong and the New Territories". Asian Perspectives. 17 (1): 1–4.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office - Rock Carving at Shek Pik
- ^ Environment Protection Department - List of Declared Monuments as on 1 January 1999 (archive)
- ^ ISSN 1991-7295.
- ^ Shek Pik Reservoir construction in industrialhistoryhk.org
- ^ Hong Kong factsheet: Correctional Services, August 2011
- ^ "Hong Kong Correctional Services: Sha Tsui Detention Centre". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Hong Kong Correctional Services: Shek Pik Prison". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Hong Kong Red Cross Shek Pik Camp on Leisure and Cultural Services Department website". Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ Hong Kong Red Cross: History
- ^ Hong Kong Red Cross Shek Pik Camp: Location & Transportation
- ^ Hong Kong Red Cross Shek Pik Camp: Environment & Facilities
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0-208-01626-3.
- ISSN 1991-7295.
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