North Lamma

proper noun

A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Similar
Lamma NorthLamma Island

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

    A university graduate from Brisbane, Ms Chao is one of the three female indigenous villagers to have won a seat in the indigenous sector. Her victory in Ko Long Village on North Lamma was uncontested.

    2003 August 24, Marcal Joanilho, “Women make gains in NT elections”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2020
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    Two new clinics were nearing completion at the end of thee year under review : one at Tai Po, which was financed by thee Jockey Club; and one at Yung Shue Wan, on Lamma Island, thee greater part of the cost of which has been met by the North Lamma Rural Committee, with contributions from the Jockey Club and the General Chinese Charity Fund.

    1958, Far Eastern Economic Review

    19.10.70 Lamma Cheung Chau Lantau Places visited and persons met (i) Meet South Lamma Rural Committee at Sok Kwu Wan. (ii) Tour of Sok Kwu Wan area . (iii) Meet North Lamma Rural Committee at Yung Shu Wan.

    1970, UMELCO, Annual Report

    At the most recent meeting with the Island District Council in February 2005, Council members reiterated their support for the proposed helipad and requested that the works commence as early as possible at the currently proposed site. Community support for the project at the studied location was also reiterated at the North Lamma Rural Committee meeting in April 2005, and the Lamma Area Committee consultation in May 2005.

    2005, Civil Engineering, Development Department, “Archived copy”, in EIA Study for Helipad at Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2022

    Chan Yau, a prominent member of the North Lamma Rural Committee, lives here. The New Village, as can be seen from the population and employment figures, is slightly less well-off than the old village, and their thrift (and possibly their needs, which are evidently greater than the Chow villages) can be seen in the intensive way they cultivate their fields.

    2010, John Strickland, Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, page 146

    Synonyms: Lamma North, Lamma Island

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Similar
Lamma NorthLamma Island

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 南丫島北段鄉事委員會 /南丫岛北段乡事委员会
  • 南丫島北段鄉事委員會 /南丫岛北段乡事委员会rural committee
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APA

North Lamma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Lamma

MLA

“North Lamma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Lamma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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