Kau Wa Keng

Although the valley is closer to suburbs of Cheung Sha Wan, namely the community of Lai Chi Kok and Mei Foo, it traditionally and administratively belongs to Kwai Chung.

For electoral purposes, Kau Wa Keng is part of the Lai Wah constituency, which was formerly represented by Steve Cheung Kwan-kiu until his resignation in July 2021.

[3][4] During the Qianglong reign of the Qing dynasty, the ban on human settlement in the coastal areas of Xin'an County was lifted, and immigration into the region began.

[5] The old village of Kau Wa Keng was built by Hakka who cultivated paddies next to the rivers on the eastern side of valley.

[citation needed] Before the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in 1941, the village was one of hiding place for many artists and writers who had fled the mainland, including the Chinese painter Huang Yongyu (黃永玉).