Nga Chin Wai Village is the only surviving walled village in the urban area of Hong Kong. According to legend it was established in 1278 by a group of people who followed the Song Emperor who fled to Hong Kong from the Mongols. The Chinese characters, read from right to left, "慶有餘" (Hing Yau Yu) engraved on the granite stone above the entrance are said to be the handwriting of the Song Emperor.
This historic village will soon be closed for redevelopment and the remaining villagers are forced to leave the village.
衙前圍村立於1278年，乃香港市區僅如古村。據聞，衙前圍村係由追隨宋端宗嘅人建立。村口「慶有餘」三字有傳係宋端宗本人所題。
可恨香港政府決意遷走村民並原地發展地產物業。試問，重建時保留幾塊磚瓦，趕走原居民，這是保育，還是借保育之名圖利?
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