M 95 -
Western Medical District.
Police District.
Population.
Mainland:-
Tsun Wan 5,835
Ping Shan 12,660
Au Tau 12,877
Lok Ma Chau 4,377
35,249
Islands:-
Lantau 7,409
Tung Chung 1,713
Cheung Chau 5,477
14,599
49,848
Eastern Medical District.
Police District.
Population.
Mainland:-
Sha Tau Kok 8,941
Sheung Shui 10,208
Taipo 12,684
Shatin 4,346
Saikung 7,585
43,764
Islands:-
Po Toi Group and Cheung Kwan O District 3,100
3,100
46,864
456. The population is grouped into villages which are situated mostly on the lower levels, viz., on the flats facing the sea or in the valleys leading up to and between the hills. Some of the villages are easy of access by rail or road but some are only reached after hours of walking and there are those which are only easily accessible by boat.
457. The rules and regulations governing village life are nowhere laid down in print but have been handed down from generation to generation. There are no heads of villages appointed by and responsible to Government, for the conduct of