Tai Po Tsai is a Cantonese village founded in 1629, making it one of the older villages in Sai Kung. Tai Po Tsai was part of the inter-village grouping, the Ho Chung Tung () or Ho Chung Seven Villages (), which had its centre in
Ho Chung. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tai Po Tsai was 172. The number of males was 77. The British Army sited
Erskine Barracks adjacent to the village. Among some of the army units stationed there were The
Black Watch, The
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment and the
Royal Cheshire regiments. The Diamond Scouting Jubilee Jamboree (27 Dec 1986-01 Jan 1987) was held on the site (
Kohima Camp) that was to become the future home of The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. ==Features==