Meaning of Kam Tin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
2. A rural committee in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Examples

“One important cause of such conflicts was disputes over land rent — between, for example, an alliance composed largely of major landlords and an alliance mainly of tenants. For example, according to a tablet dated 1777 in the Shap Pat Heung village alliance temple, a dispute arose between landowners in the Kam Tin village alliance, a wealthy stronghold of the powerful Teng lineage, and their tenants in the Shap Pat Heung village alliance, composed of several mixed-surname villages, over the size of the grain measure to be used in collecting rent.”

“Henderson Land Development, the city’s third-biggest private landowner, said on Friday that it was considering offering 100,000 square feet of farmland in Kam Tin, New Territories, to the government for seven years to build temporary housing to accommodate 10,000 residents.”

“A new rail link connecting Kam Tin in Yuen Long with Kowloon Tong was among six major infrastructure projects confirmed by Chief Executive John Lee in his first Policy Address on Wednesday.”

“If you have time to go farther afield, the artist invites you to visit Kam Tin. Away from the bustle and grind of the main city, the district is made up of small villages including Kat Hing Wai, a walled village built in the middle to late 1400s.”

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