Cottage Areas

The main street in the foreground is Nairn Road. It was later expanded and renamed Princess Margaret Road in 1966. Fuk Wa Tsuen Cottage Area occupies a small piece of land on the hill in Nagu Tai Kok. The cottages are quite densely built within the area. This is Pok Oi Village in Tung Tau Cottage Area. When Pok Oi Village was first built in 1950, there were 129 houses with a population of 930. Similar to many cottage areas, the village was built by some Christian voluntary organization. It was partly cleared in the early 1970s for the construction of Mei Tung Estate. The rest was finally demolished in the early 2000s to make way for public housing. Pok Oi Village in Tung Tau Cottage Area can be accessed by paved stairs. The slope is covered and protected by cements. Hing Wah Village in Chai Wan Cottage Area is situated in a rural hillside surrounded by dense vegetation.

Tiu Keng Leng (Rennie’s Mill) Cottage Area is located on the hill above the seashore. Pui Man Village in Tung Tau Cottage Area has eventually been demolished in the early 2000s. Part of the Pok Oi Village in Tung Tau Cottage Area is located next to a main street. The Village can be accessed by public transportation. Nairn Road divides the cottage area in Ho Man Tin into two sides. Pui Ching Middle School can be seen on the upper right hand side of the photo. This is the Cottage area in Ho Man Tin shortly before buildings in the site are demolished.

Tiu Keng Leng (Rennie’s Mill) Cottage Area was cleared in 1996 and redeveloped as part of the Tseung Kwan O New Town. A ship-breaking yard can be seen on the upper left hand side of the photo. Tai Wo Ping Cottage Area can be seen on the hill. Beacon Heights (Phase 2) now occupies the site. Tai Wo Ping Cottage Area is next to a main street. The street is shared by pedestrians and vehicles. It can also be accessed by public transportation. In the 1950s, a number of villages including cottage areas and ‘approved resettlements’ were built in the area between King’s Park and Ho Man Tin, including Chi Man Eastern, Central and Western Villages, Hill Village, Garmat Village, Man Wa Village, Po Man Village, Po Man North Village, Ho Man Tin New Village and Faith Hope Village. All the villages were demolished by the end of the 1960s. The present Ho Man Tin Estate, Oi Man Estate and Chun Man Court were built on the site of these settlements. The Ngau Tau Kok Cottage Area is also called Fuk Wa Tsuen. The present Lok Wah Estate is partly built on the site.