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{{Short description|Place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in Hong Kong}}
[[File:Pat_Sin_Leng_and_Tai_Mei_Tuk.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pat Sin Leng]] serves as a backdrop for Tai Mei Tuk.]]
{{Infobox Chinese
| name1 = Official name
| t = 大美督
| j = Daai6 mei5 duk1
| y = Daaih méih dūk
| altname = Also written as:
| t2 = 大美篤<br />大尾篤<br />大尾督<br />大美篤
| j2 = Daai6 mei5 duk1
| y2 = Daaih méih dūk
}}
[[Image:Taimaluk01.jpg|thumb|Tai Mei Tuk.]]
[[Image:Tai Mei Tuk.JPG|thumb|Tai Mei Tuk looking out to [[Tolo Harbour]] and [[Ma On Shan (peak)|Ma On Shan]].]]
[[Image:TaiMeiTukRuralComOffice.jpg|thumb|upright|Tai Mei Tuk village office.]]
[[Image:HKBoyScouts TaiMeiTukSeaActivityCentre.jpg|thumb|Boy Scouts Tai Mei Tuk Sea Activity Centre.]]
[[Image:HKGirl_Guide_LeungSingTakTraining_Centre.jpg|thumb|Girl Guide Leung Sing Tak Training Centre.]]
'''Tai Mei Tuk''' is a place close to the [[Plover Cove Reservoir]] in the [[Tai Po District]], [[New Territories]], Hong Kong.

==Administration==
Tai Mei Tuk 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 Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tai Mei Tuk is part of the [[Shuen Wan (constituency)|Shuen Wan]] constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/P_descriptions(Eng).pdf|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)|work=[[Electoral Affairs Commission]]|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php|title=Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members|work=District Council|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Historically, [[Ting Kok]], together with the nearby [[Hakka]] villages of [[Shan Liu (Tai Po District)|Shan Liu]], [[Lai Pik Shan]], [[Lo Tsz Tin]], [[Lung Mei, Tai Po District|Lung Mei]] and Tai Mei Tuk belonged to the Ting Kok Yeuk ({{zh|t=汀角約|labels=no}}) alliance.<ref name="Urbanisation">{{Cite web |url=http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp_d/pdf/TaiPo%20Book%20(Eng%20Ver)/TaiPo%20Book%20(Eng%20Ver)%2008%20Chap%2010.pdf |title=Wong Wing Ho, "Towards Urbanisation: Shuen Wan and Plover Cove Reservoir", ''Tai Po Book'' pp. 238 |access-date=2011-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718165655/http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp_d/pdf/TaiPo%20Book%20%28Eng%20Ver%29/TaiPo%20Book%20%28Eng%20Ver%29%2008%20Chap%2010.pdf |archive-date=2009-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Name==
Tai Mei Tuk means "the very end" in the [[Cantonese language]] which depicts the landscape. The [[homonym]] character {{zh|t=篤|labels=no}} (tuk) is borrowed for the name. Recent Cantonese research suggested that the correct character is {{zh|t=䐁|labels=no}}.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

==Features==
Tai Mei Tuk is a popular place for barbecues and cycling. There are villages and a harbour nearby, where many restaurants can be found. Bicycles are also available for hire in the villages.

The [[Scout Association of Hong Kong#Campsites|Tai Mei Tuk Sea Activity Centre]] of the [[Scout Association of Hong Kong]] is located in the area and also provides sea Scouting activities in Hong Kong.

The [[Government of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Government]] has holiday bungalows for government employees at Tai Mei Tuk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hku.hk/hkgcsb/10-7.htm |title=Use of Government Holiday Bungalows |publisher=[[Civil Service Bureau]] |date=1997-06-16 |accessdate=2021-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970616070537fw_/http://www.hku.hk/hkgcsb/10-7.htm |archive-date=16 June 1997 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Tai Mei Tuk (1993–2020)
|Jan high C = 	19.7
|Feb high C = 	20.3
|Mar high C = 	22.3
|Apr high C = 	25.8
|May high C = 	29.3
|Jun high C = 	31.4
|Jul high C = 	32.1
|Aug high C = 	32.1
|Sep high C = 	31.2
|Oct high C = 	29.1
|Nov high C = 	25.6
|Dec high C = 	21.3
|Jan mean C = 	15.6
|Feb mean C = 	16.3
|Mar mean C = 	18.7
|Apr mean C = 	22.3
|May mean C = 	25.6
|Jun mean C = 	27.9
|Jul mean C = 	28.5
|Aug mean C = 	28.4
|Sep mean C = 	27.4
|Oct mean C = 	25.1
|Nov mean C = 	21.7
|Dec mean C = 	17.3
|Jan low C = 	12.8
|Feb low C = 	13.8
|Mar low C = 	16.2
|Apr low C = 	19.8
|May low C = 	23.3
|Jun low C = 	25.6
|Jul low C = 	25.9
|Aug low C = 	25.8
|Sep low C = 	24.9
|Oct low C = 	22.6
|Nov low C = 	19.0
|Dec low C = 	14.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 	26.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 	29.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 	57.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 	119.3
|May precipitation mm = 	253.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 	370.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 	414.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 	393.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 	235.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 	85.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 	33.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 	27.7
|source 1 = [[Hong Kong Observatory]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/cis/awsMonthlyElement.htm?stn=PLC&ele=TEMP
| title = Monthly Data for Single Element
| publisher = Hong Kong Observatory
| access-date = 5 April 2024
}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
* [[Bride's Pool]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tai Mei Tuk}}
* [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/P/p-tp-65.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Tai Mei Tuk (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
{{Tai Po District}}
{{Reclaimed land in Hong Kong}}
{{coord|22.4703|114.2329|display=title}}

[[Category:Populated places in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Tai Po District]]


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