Wo Mei

Paifang and village office of Wo Mei viewed from Hiram's Highway.

Wo Mei bus stop along New Hiram's Highway.

Wo Mei (Chinese: 窩美) is a Hakka^[1] village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Wo Mei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[2]

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Wo Mei was 66. The number of males was 30.^[3]

The Chapel of The Immaculate Conception (聖母無原罪小堂) was established in 1930^[4] and was consecrated on 20 January 1957 by Bishop Lorenzo Bianchi.^[5] The roof of the chapel was damaged by Typhoon Wanda in 1962.^[6][7]

Though not formally recorded as a 'wai' on maps, Wo Mei is locally divided into Wo Mei Sheung Wai (窩美上圍) and Wo Mei Ha Wai (窩美下圍). Sheung Wai is inhabited by members of the Tse (謝) family, while Ha Wai is a multi-surname community.^[1]

See also

• Hiram's Highway
• Nearby villages located north of Wo Mei: Heung Chung, Ho Chung, Nam Wai, Pak Sha Wan Village, Pak Wai
• Mok Tse Che, an adjacent village located south of Wo Mei

References

1. Ip, Hing-fong (1995). An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong (Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy). University of Hong Kong. p. 75.
2. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
3. Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 79. ISSN 1991-7295.
4. Chapel of The Immaculate Conception at catholic.org.hk
5. Picture of "Newly Consecrated Immaculate Conception Church", 25 January 1957
6. Sunday Examiner, "Interior view of roof damage caused by Typhoon Wanda at the Immaculate Conception Chapel, Wo Mei Village, Saikung", 21 September 1962
7. Sunday Examiner, "Roof damage caused by Typhoon Wanda at the Immaculate Conception Chapel, Wo Mei Village, Saikung", 21 September 1962

Further reading

• Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). "Chapter 6. Sai Kung Peninsula". In Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 225–226. ISBN 9789888028382.

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Wo Mei (Sai Kung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Pictures of the Immaculate Conception in Wo Mei
• 3D model of the Chapel of The Immaculate Conception in Wo Mei

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