Law Uk Folk Museum

Law Uk Hakka House
Native name
羅屋 (Chinese)
Law Uk Hakka House
Location14 Kut Shing Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°15′51″N 114°14′08″E / 22.264266°N 114.235512°E / 22.264266; 114.235512
Builtc. 1750s
Designated10 November 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11-10)
Reference no.38
Law Uk Folk Museum
Traditional Chinese羅屋
Literal meaningLaw's House
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLòh ūk
JyutpingLo4 uk1
The main room of Law Uk

Law Uk is a former Hakka village house in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Named after the surname of the family who lived in the house, it was built in the mid-18th century during the Qing Dynasty, about 90 years before the British took possession of Hong Kong Island. It was rediscovered in the 1970s and is a declared monument of Hong Kong. After being restored, the house was turned into the Law Uk Folk Museum, which serves as a branch of the Hong Kong Museum of History. It is the only example of Hakka architecture left in the area.