Jockey Club Tak Wah Park

Jockey Club Tak Wah Park

- Jockey Club Tak Wah Park (English: Jockey Club Tak Wah Park), referred to as Tak Wah Park, is a traditional Chinese-style garden park in Hong Kong. It is located on the former site of Hoi Pa Village in the city center of Tsuen Wan, New Territories, covering an area of approximately 1.63 hectares. It was sponsored by - for construction, with the first phase completed in 1989 and the second phase completed in 1995. - Jockey Club Tak Wah Park is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and is recommended by the Hong Kong government as a filming location.

The park features two themed gardens, namely the "Tea Garden" and the "Herb Garden," along with a koi pond, small arched bridges, a stream, a zigzag bridge, a lotus pond, a pavilion, and public restrooms.

Hoi Pa Village Site

The original site of Tak Wah Park was once a mixed-surname Hakka village, where villagers migrated from mainland China and settled here after the Qing Dynasty lifted the coastal evacuation policy.

Within the park, the Tak Wah Exhibition Hall and the Environmental Resource Centre, both converted from old village houses at the original Hoi Pa Village site, are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Environmental Protection Department, respectively. The buildings were originally a Hakka residence constructed in 1904, consisting of two floors and built with rammed earth, blue bricks, blue tiles, and fir wood. Covering an area of about 400 square meters, it was declared a statutory monument of Hong Kong by the Antiquities Advisory Board in 1986 [2]. The exhibition hall downstairs displayed information on the evolution of traditional private schools in the New Territories into rural schools before it closed. The Environmental Resource Centre was established in 1997 [3], jointly operated by the government and private organizations (initially the Conservancy Association, and since 2000, Green Power [4]). Funding for the renovation came from the "Ng Tseung Kwan O Environmental Conservation Fund" and the "Environmental and Conservation Fund." It includes a library, computer room, audiovisual room, exhibition area, and a reconstructed Hakka-style kitchen.

The park also houses the Yee Cheung Chan Ancestral Hall, built in the second year of the Guangxu reign (1876) in honor of the 27th-generation ancestor of the Chan clan, Chan Yee Cheung. The Chan clan originated from Houting Village, Shajing, Bao’an County, Guangdong, and migrated to Tsuen Wan during the Qianlong era. The ancestral hall was renovated in the first year of the Xuantong reign (1909) and underwent major restoration work in 2005.

Transportation Guide

Location: Tak Wah Street, Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong

Getting There: Take New Territories minibuses route 313