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{{for|the village in Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong|Kam Tsin Wai}}
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[[File:HK KamTsin HauChungFukTongCommunalHall.JPG|thumb|Hau Chung Fuk Tong Communal Hall in Kam Tsin.]]
[[File:HK KamTsinVillage HauMeiFungAncestralHall.JPG|thumb|Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall.]]
[[File:HK SheungShui Earth God Shrine of Kam Tsin Tsuen.jpg|thumb|[[Earth God]] shrine of Kam Tsin.]]
'''Kam Tsin''' ({{zh|t=金錢}}), also known as '''Kam Tsin Tsuen''' ({{zh|t=金錢村|labels=no}}), is a village and an area in the [[North District, Hong Kong|North District]], in the [[New Territories]] in Hong Kong.
==Administration==
Kam Tsin is a recognized village under the [[New Territories]] [[Small House Policy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.landsd.gov.hk/doc/en/small-house/rv0909.pdf |title=List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy |last= |first= |date=September 2009 |website= |publisher=[[Lands Department]] |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> It is one of the villages represented within the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Kam Tsin is part of the [[Sheung Shui Rural (constituency)|Sheung Shui Rural]] constituency, which is currently represented by Simon Hau Fuk-tat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/N_descriptions(Eng).pdf|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)|work=[[Electoral Affairs Commission]]|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/north/english/members/info/dc_member_list_detail.php?member_id=2803|title=North District Council - North DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>
==Location==
Kam Tsin is located south of [[Yin Kong]], west of [[Kwu Tung]], [[Ngau Tei]] and [[Hang Tau Tsuen, North District|Hang Tau]]. Its south and east are surrounded by the [[Hong Kong Golf Club]]. The [[Fanling Bungalow]] and [[Fanling Lodge]] are on its southeast.
==History==
The [[Hou (surname)|Hau]] ({{zh|t=侯|labels=no}}) [[Chinese kin|Clan]], one of the [[Five Great Clans of the New Territories]], arrived in modern-day Hong Kong towards the end of the 12th century, during the [[Southern Song dynasty]]. They first settled at [[Ho Sheung Heung]]. They later settled three branch-villages: [[Yin Kong]], Kam Tsin and [[Ping Kong]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Baker|first=Hugh D. R.|date=1966|title=The Five Great Clans of the New Territories|jstor=23881432|url=https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/0bc773023e888d9711254ea55d0d8827.pdf|journal=Journal of the [[Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society]]|volume=6|page=26}}</ref>
In 1851, a war opposed the village of [[San Tin]] to [[Ping Kong]] and Kam Tsin.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Hase|first=P.H.|year=1990|title=A Village War in Sham Chun|journal=Journal of the [[Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch]]|volume=30|page=279|url=https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/93d0016f745a967929f34d019a7de23d.pdf|issn=1991-7295}}</ref>
==Features==
The village contains two temples which are used by the native Hau clan to worship their ancestors. One of these temples is open to visitors at weekends and on public holidays. There are also two schools and a kindergarten next to it.
The Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall is a [[Declared monuments of Hong Kong|declared monument]]. The [[Earth God]] Shrine of Kam Tsin Tsuen and the Hau Chung Fuk Tong Communal Hall are listed as [[Heritage conservation in Hong Kong|Grade II historic buildings]].
==Transportation==
Although Kam Tsin is by the side of [[Castle Peak Road]] and [[Fanling Highway]] nowadays, it is not connected to these roads directly. The access to the area is Kam Tsin Road, a branch road from Castle Peak Road.
[[Public transport]] access is by [[green minibus]] 50A from [[Sheung Shui station]] or by a [[red minibus]] to and from Sheung Shui which only runs in the mornings. One can also access [[Kowloon Motor Bus]] bus 76K and red minibus 17, plus other green minibus services by crossing a footbridge over Fanling Highway.
== Education ==
As of 2024 there are currently three schools operating in Kam Tsin.
* [[De La Salle Secondary School, N.T.]] (founded in 1965)
* [https://www.ktvhts.edu.hk/tc/ Kam Tsin Village Ho Tung School] (founded in 1955, successor of Chung Fuk Primary School founded in 1902)
* [http://www.ktvhtkg.edu.hk/ Kam Tsin Village Ho Tung Kindergarten] (founded in 1976)
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/N/n-ss-13.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Kam Tsin (Sheung Shui) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
* [https://www.hkmemory.hk/MHK/collections/local_festivals/festivals/lunar1/1_3/index.html Tai Ping Hung Chiu Ceremony]
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