The name of the place is Bo Ya Saan Jong which translates as something like: ‘learned villa’. The place is situated at the bend of the nullah that becomes the Shing Mun River channel.
Previously known as Mei Yuen Villa, it was also the location of a shark fin factory and boasted a total area of nearly 42,000 sq ft.
In 1971 it was the holiday home of the infamous Lui Lok – a Hong Kong Police Sergeant involved in a massive corruption scandal. He was one of the “Four Great Sergeants” (along with Nan Kong, Ngan Hung and Hon Kwing-shum) who grew filthy rich off the back of widespread corruption in the HK police force through the sixties and seventies.
Lui Lok
Lui was the most notorious and earned himself the nickname “Godfather” but his activities eventually caught up with him. Although he retired a very rich man in 1968, he had to make a quick exit 5 years later and moved to Canada with his family when a crackdown on corruption started with the establishment of the ICAC and the issue of arrest warrants. His was issued in 1976.
Of course he left behind his real-estate booty including Wai Bun Castle and a block in Sha Kau Wan Road (and many others). He died in May 2010 but it seems as though some sort of out-of-court settlement was reached long before in 1986 and the Govt took over his frozen assets.
The main house, no longer standing, included nine bedrooms (two ensuite) on the upper floor as well as a maid’s room, marbled corridor kitchen and storeroom o the lower. However it was all demolished when the Govt needed to build the flyover in the 1980's and all that remains is the small, but ornate, building above the main gate.
If you are interested in the story, please go to see the file "Lee Rock".