Yim Tso Ha


Yim Tso Ha is an area and a village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong.

History

The villages of Ma Tseuk Leng, Yim Tso Ha, Wu Shek Kok and Au Ha formed a yeuk (, a form of oath-sworn, inter-village, mutual-aid alliance.

Features

There is a Hip Tin temple in Yim Tso Ha.

Fauna

In the past, Yim Tso Ha was the site of an egretry, with the earliest records dating back to 1958. The egretry has been abandoned since 1993 and it is believed that the birds that used to breed there have moved to A Chau. The Yim Tso Ha egretry was the first Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hong Kong, listed in 1975. At that time, it was the most important egretry in Hong Kong. Having been abandoned for a long period of time, the Yim Tso Ha Egretry SSSI was de-listed in March 2016.