Sha Tin Wai is a village in Sha Tin

Sha Tin

Sha Tin, also spelled Shatin, is an area around the Shing Mun River in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District.-Geography:...

, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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The village was established by the Tse, Cheng and Lam clans

Chinese clan

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 from Pok Law in the mid-17th century. Each of the clans has their own ancestral hall

Ancestral hall

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The name of the Sha Tin area allegedly comes from the fact that British colonial

British Hong Kong

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 officials mistook the name of Sha Tin Wai as the name of the area.

The nearby Sha Tin Wai Station of the MTR

MTR

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is named after the village. By extension, since the construction of the station, the surrounding area is also called "Sha Tin Wai".