A Kung Ngam
A Kung Ngam (Chinese: 阿公岩) is a village and an area in northeast Shau Kei Wan in the north of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It contains a fish terminal market, several temples and the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence.
Name
A Kung literally means maternal grandfather or old man in Cantonese while Ngam means rock, but in the case of this place name, "A Kung" refers to Tam Kung, a sea deity who the quarry workers believed in. A temple dedicated to Tam Kung is located in A Kung Ngam.
History
A Kung Ngam was a rock quarry in the 19th century, and the area was predominantly inhabited by quarry workers who immigrated from Huizhou and Chaozhou.
A fire broke out in the early morning of 31 October 2005. Some ten houses in the village were burnt.
See also
- List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
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Coordinates: 22°16′59″N 114°13′53″E / 22.28303°N 114.23142°E