Pak Sha O

Pak Sha O (Chinese: 白沙澳) is an area and a village of Sai Kung North, in Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Entrance Hall of Ho Residence in Pak Sha O

Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel

Pak Sha O Youth Hostel

Chapel

Pak Sha O is the site of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel (聖母無玷之心小堂). A first chapel was built in Pak Sha O in 1880 on another site.[1] The conversion of Pak Sha O into a Catholic village partly resulted from the desire of the villagers to combat the harassment of the tax-lords of Sheung Shui. The current chapel was built between 1915 and 1923. The site is now used as a training campsite by the Catholic Scout Guild.[2]

Other features

• Several buildings of the former Ho Residence and the Ho Ancestral Hall, as well as the King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun in Pak Sha O are Grade I historic buildings.
• Pak Sha O Youth Hostel (白沙澳青年旅舍)
• King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun in nearby Pak Sha O Ha Yeung (白沙澳下洋) are Grade I historic buildings.

References

1. Heaver, Stuart (27 February 2016). "The abandoned churches of Sai Kung: how Italian missionaries established Hakka congregations in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post.
2. Historic Building Appraisal: Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Pak Sha O

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Pak Sha O (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Yau, Elaine (28 September 2015). "The expats who revived Hong Kong village Pak Sha O and impressed absentee owners with their labour". South China Morning Post.
• Knowles, Hazel (27 March 2012). "Unravelling the Past". China Daily. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013.
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. King Siu Sai Kui and Hau Fuk Mun, Pak Sha O Ha Yeung Pictures