The village still exists - it's located quite close to Fanling East Rail station - but the section containing all the large European-style villas was turned in to a factory estate. I'm not sure how many villas were demolished but just one or two would have been a sad sight to see. The villagers at the time agreed and about 200 of them staged a massive protest to try and prevent the demolition. Sadly it was in vain, although apparently the protest took a serious turn when tear gas was fired and around 20 or so people were arrested. Anyway, its beauty meant it was popular with film and TV companies as a filming location. The only thing I can't find is the exact location of this place and how it relates to the modern layout of the estate.
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The building behind the tower looks familiar: https://www.google.com.hk/maps/place/Ho+Yin+Lodge+浩然廬/@22.4818933,114.1550843,69a,35y,99.13h,49.44t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x340409e10ea31659:0xd9aefd8b68e12bf9!2sOn+Lok+Tsuen!8m2!3d22.494888!4d114.147357!3m4!1s0x340409c4d4888fb3:0x2d97cf52c2410a88!8m2!3d22.4816496!4d114.1559979
Hi Anon, if you compare the two buildings This one and Ho Yin Lodge) you can see they are similar but not the same. Cheers, Phil
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