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A number of villages in the New Territories with a long history not only have buildings with conservation value but have also preserved many traditional customs. The Club has participated in the Mural Painting in Rural Villages Programme along with the Heung Yee Kuk (HYK) New Territories and its 27 Rural Committees since 2019. This partnership aims to promote traditional cultures of the New Territories to the public and combine rural areas with visual arts. The mural in Tai Po is the tenth project completed under this initiative, following murals in Shek Mun (HYK Main Building), Tuen Mun, Hang Hau, Sha Tau Kok, Tung Chung, Ha Tsuen, Kam Tin, Tsuen Wan, and Peng Chau.

The Tai Po mural was painted on the wall of the Lions Club Lam Tsuen Youth Centre ("Centre") located at the Lam Tsuen Wishing Square. Built in 1972, the Centre serves as an important community hub providing diverse services to the Tai Po residents and youth, making it a place with social, historical, and cultural significance in Lam Tsuen. This mural shows three communities in Tai Po through four of Hong Kong's most distinctive traditions. The mural includes the unicorn dance that represents Hakka culture, the lion dance that represents the Wai Tau culture, and the night dragon boat parade that represents the fishing communities’ culture. Additionally, the red cloth wrapped around the edge of the floral plaque represents flower board crafting and bamboo shed theatre building techniques. The mural also features a unique backlit glass painting effect, which creates a multi-dimensional visual effect in the mural during dusk and at night.

Around 60 CARE Team volunteers joined in at the Lions Club Lam Tsuen Youth Centre on 8 and 9 June 2024. To bring more vibrancy to Lam Tsuen Wishing Square, volunteers also helped re-paint another mural made by Environmental Association Limited located at the Wishing Square, reviving the images of the earth and farmland.

The mural completion ceremony was conducted on 29 June 2024. Around 15 CARE volunteers painted the mural in the morning and participated in the completion ceremony during the afternoon. Officiating guests of the ceremony included Freely Cheng, Head of External Affairs of The Hong Kong Jockey Club , Lam Yick-kuen, Chairman of the Tai Po Rural Committee, Chan Ka-mun, Chairlady of the HYK New Territories Traditional Cultural Committee, and Lui Kan-man, Raymond, Senior Liaison Officer of the Home Affairs Department’s Tai Po District Office. They added final touches and completed the Tai Po mural. Looking forward, the "Mural Painting in Rural Villages" Programme will continue to visit other rural areas, bringing more artistic vibrancy into the countryside. Besides conserving and beautifying the environment, the project also aims to integrate urban and rural areas.