Tai Po in the past Preview

• Mark of the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong in 1997

• In 1898: The Second Convention of Peking was signed

-> "New Territories" were leased

• New Territories' residents started the armed resistance with the British government

• Commemoration of the sovereignty handover and the glorious fight of the residents

• the first permanent Police Station built in the New Territories

• objection from local inhabitants in the New Territories towards the British occupation

• the British hoist the Union flag on 16th April 1899

• utilitarian & colonial architectural style

• comprises three single-storey buildings

(the Main Building, Staff Quarters Block and Canteen Block)

• the Dutch gables, ornamental window arches,

window sills and the fireplaces

• Government administration and land registration for the northern part of the New Territories

• Function

  • Magistrate’s Court (until 1961)
  • District Office (1983)
  • the Environmental Protection Department — Tai Po Branch Office (1998 - 2000)
  • Law Ting Pong Scout Centre (Since 2002)

• typical colonial-style structure

• fine red bricks, with open verandahs and brick arches along its east and west elevations

• antique fireplaces in the rooms are still well-preserved

• Hong Kong Railway Museum is an open-air museum, occupying about 6500 square meters

• It converted from the old Tai Po Market Railway Station

• The old Tai Po market was built in 1913

• It was declared a monument in 1984

• Refurbished and opened as a museum in 1985

• Display train models and historical photos

explore the past and present

• Man Mo Temple was opened in 1892

• A venue for meetings, arbitration and worship in Tai Wo Market Town

• It is tribute to Man Chong (God of Literature) and Mo Tai (God of Martial Arts)

• Built of traditional Chinese style

• Declared a monument in 1984

• Large-scale restoration of the temple was undertaken in 1985

• Aim to connect the Tai Po Old Market and Tai Wo (Tai Po New Market) without crossing the Lam Tsuen River by cable ferry

• The original Kwong Fuk Bridge was built in 1896 during the Qing Dynasty

• In 1898 and 1957, the British Hong Kong expanded the bridge to a four-line two-way traffic-crossing bridge

• In 1986 the original bridge was removed and became a footbridge that we can see today

• The Lam Tsuen area had over 700 years of history since the Song Dynasty

• According to the traditional culture and local superstition, people believe that the banyan trees of Lam Tsuen had a magical power→ make the wishes come true

• How: Write wishes on the multicoloured joss paper which is called po dip (寶碟) and attach with string and plastic orange

• Then throw up the po dip onto the wishing tree

• The higher it lands in the tree, the more likely the wish is to come true !