I have to say, I'm not finding much in English. I found out that the village of Tai O is located on Lantau Island. There is much news coverage of that locale in regard to a new International airport being built there, and I think an Asian Disneyland, as well. What helps is if you expand your search to Lantau Island. I found only a few things that may or may not be helpful to your query. I listed a couple of journals and newspapers that specialize in covering this region. I listed some articles I found. First off the bat, some contact information for librarians local to you.
Aruna Magier, South Asia, NYU Libraries, aruna.magier@nyu.edu
Evelyn Ehrlich, Religion, " " , evelyn.ehrlich@nyu.edu
Timothy Johnson, Anthropology, " " , timothy.johnson@nyu.edu
Nancy Stout, Religion, Fordham University Library, nstout@fordham.edu
Helpful Journals :
Chinese Sociology and Anthropology
South China Morning Post
The Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs
Articles:
Last fishing village threatened as young abandon ageing population
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2008 Monday, NEWS; Pg. 3, 704 words, Helen Wu
Plan to revive Tai O's salt-making tradition; Government puts up idea and advice, but no cash
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2008 Wednesday, NEWS; Pg. 1, 511 words, Helen Wu
Hong Kong's Quiet Neighbor. (1990, February). Sunset, 184(2), 110.
Thousand-year oppression and thousand-year resistance: the Tanka fisherfolk in Tai O before and after colonialism
Author: Hung, Ho Fung; Man, Si-wai; Lo, Sze-ping, trs.
Journal: Chinese Sociology and Anthropology (Armonk, NY)
Vol: 30, no.3 (Spring) Pages:75-99
Date: 1998
(this journal available at NYU and Fordham, according to worldcat.org)
Reference community: anthropological experience of research, teaching and friendship in Tai-O, Hong Kong
Author: Liu, Tik-sang; Cheung, Siu-woo
In: Cheung, Sidney C.H., ed. On the South China track: perspectives on anthropological research and teaching. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies: Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. 279p. (Research monograph, no.40.)
Date: 1998
I found the following webpage as well.
Tai O, Lantau Island, by boat and Shanks' Pony
"Feb 4, 2006 ... Arriving at Tai O, the village on the west coast of Lantau that has been fancifully dubbed the "Venice of Hong Kong", we're expecting to ..."
http://www.hkoutdoors.com/lantau-island/tai-o.html
Apologies for the inconsistent citation formats.
Eugene Owens
Visiting Reference and Instruction Librarian
University of Redlands
eugeneowens@gmail.com
