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Ho Chung (Chinese: 蠔涌; pinyin: Háochōng) is a village on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Ho Chung River (蠔涌河) runs through the village.

Contents

Map of Ho Chung, Hong Kong

History

A Neolithic stone-working site was discovered at Ho Chung in 1999.

The village was likely founded in the mid-16th century.

Sights

The Che Kung Temple in Ho Chung, one of the two temples in Hong Kong dedicated to Che Kung, is a Grade II Historic Building.

The Chan Ancestral Hall, at No. 25 Ho Chung First Lane was built around the 1850s.

Industrial buildings

Lee Kum Kee has an oyster sauce factory in Ho Chung. There is also a former multistory dye works, that was once used as an Asia Television studio.

References

Ho Chung Wikipedia