Ϊᄂ൳ढҖੑ Historyhiisttory Andand Developmentdevellopmentt Ofoff Saisaii Kungkung
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፡Ϊᄂ൳ढҗੑ HistoryHiisttory andand DevelopmentDevellopmentt ofoff SaiSaii KungKung ࠗಋɁ Situated in southeastern New Territories, Sai Kung܃ᅕɊα˞ӾೕࢄcၤኝٶכcͅΛ˸ࢌȼɊΛ ϹڲވϹϽ୮ณ .eݯ comprises several peninsulas and over 70 islands of various sizesڝɣؿᗐ۾ჱᄈ˱ዃடαؿߕҠτ܈ɣɩࢌᎯୂιeɊȼ˖۪ࡼଫ̵նԷϹȹց ɟ Since the 17th Century, the Hakka people began migrating to Sai ֚ܧͲಋɣؿˋི߮cɀɊ˖ȼɊαˤۺֈcΕֶࣵ،ӱɐಌኊ१Δcၙֈι൰ҦeҦ̵ ጙ Kung and engaging in agricultural cultivation in the valley and the ϹۺੀϹᄇடઅɣ၉ˠؿ༞༏Њ֝ϭຒփᜪcԎጙ כΛ˞৻༛ֶࢰேݯ́c͛τʭᅕҦ̵ႇАᜤጅeͅ coastal area. Rural settlements gradually appeared. Early settlers ࣵپɣஃᅡؿᄇ̟cྦྷ͚̔͛ ҳʔ༏டɊ̒൰ϭҳ̈́eՇˋɮೡᄧᚊcւ͓ۺʑɁɟ༖ʭcӀτਂ primarily made their living by farming or fishing, while a few τ༎൙ɬᎰؿɩc֡Ⱦ᎘ֶҳ̈́ؿᕳ೩Δe̋ ༟ΕϹᄇʨ engaged in manufacturing sugar or salt. As the population could֚ܧࢇԭΛૈ൰ҦؿҦ̵߬ሰӶc ʒɊαˤࠗಋԹˋ౨ංc̵̟ረ࠰ࠕˋؿߕؗ Long queue of people fetching water during the ᄢྦྷؿΔʿc൬Ϸිࣵɮೡ˞ԜሰҦɾ͂eϹ not sustain a marketplace, villagers had to travel through winding water restriction period in 1960s ຒփˋc˞Һࠕˋɺӷۺࣵࢇጙپ1971αϭ1978αΕւ ɮೡϤྵ֛ trackways to Kowloon, Lik Yuen of Shatin or other destinations. ਐᕀۺᄇȹؿࠍႜc͛፭㠥ිࣵʥΛඖਥ The Kwun Mun Strait where the High Island Reservoir was built for fresh water supply from 1971 to 1978 ҝᛰe Sai Kung has experienced rapid development in recent decades due to speedy population growth and severe droughts after the Second World War. To complement the largest reservoir construction project of Hong Kong in the 1970s, the road connecting Sai Kung Town and Tai Mong Tsai was extended to Man Yee Wan, while the Sai Sha Road was paved to link Shap Sze Heung with Shatin. The government relocated a number of villages along the Kwun Mun Channel that were submerged by the reservoir project to the newly reclaimed land opposite to the Tin Hau Temple of Sai Kung Market. Following a series of reclamation and infrastructure projects, Sai Kung Town had been ༏ɩ completely transformed. Trackways ๑ː 1922αؿΔ྇ᛷ͐Ϲਂ֡Ⱦ᎘ֶҳ̈́ؿ༏ɩ ȼɊαˤϹᄇʨᄢ̔ؿිࣵɮೡѧιcΪສՇຒփˋɮೡᄧᚊؿҦໃي1963α̞ʥ2001άϹᄇҳɎፘэؿॾ Aerial photo of Sai Kung Market and Sha Ha archaeological site in Trackways linking the Sai Kung District with Kowloon or Shatin in 1922 map Reclamation works completed in 1970s, opposite to the Tin Hau Temple of Sai 1963 (left) and 2001 (right) Kung Market, to relocate the villages affected by the construction of the High Island Reservoir.