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Long Harbour (Hong Kong)
Long Harbour, also known as Tai Tan Hoi (), is a natural harbour formed from an inlet of Mirs Bay to the north of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Geography The harbour is elongated in shape, with its mouth guarded by the island of Tap Mun (). The inner stretch of the harbour is split into two arms by Tung Sam Kei Shan (Long Hill) at Tung Sam Kei Tsui. The East Arm, Chek Keng Hau (), points to Chek Keng and the West Arm, Ko Tong Hau (), points to Wong Ma Tei and Ngau Wu Tun. Villages Several remote settlements, without road access, exist on the shores of Long Harbour and the nearby islands, including Tap Mun, Wan Tsai () and Chek Keng (). Other villages include: * Ko Lau Wan * Tai Tan * Tan Ka Wan * Tung Sam Kei Transportation Kai-to ferry routes operate to these from Wong Shek Pier, a road connected pier at the head of the West Arm, and Ma Liu Shui, on the MTR East Rail line near the new town of Sha Tin. See also *List of harbours in Hong Kong The following is a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Long Harbour From Wong Shek Pier
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark * Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong'' , ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Lau Wan
Ko Lau Wan () aka. Kau Lau Wan () is a remote village in Sai Kung North, the north of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is under the jurisdiction of Tai Po District. Administration Kau Lau Wan is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Geography Together with nearby Tan Ka Wan, Ko Lau Wan forms an enclave within Sai Kung East Country Park. Features A Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong, Tin Hau Temple is located in the village. In fiction The 2005 French film ''La Moustache'' was partially filmed in Ko Lau Wan. Transport There is no road for vehicles to head to Ko Lau Wan. The area can be accessed by ''kai-to'' ferries from Ma Liu Shui or Wong Shek Pier. There is also a hiking path from Pak Tam Au which normally takes about 5 hours for hikers to pass through. References Further reading * External links Delineation of area of existing village Ko Lau Wan (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)* Picture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Po District
Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yuen, Ting Kok, Plover Cove, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Mei Tuk and other surrounding areas, and its exclaves Sai Kung North, in the northern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula and including islands such as Grass Island (Tap Mun), and Ping Chau (Tung Ping Chau). Tai Po proper and Sai Kung North are divided by the Tolo Channel and the Tolo Harbour (Tai Po Hoi). The district is located in the Eastern New Territories. The ''de facto'' administrative centre of the district is Tai Po New Town. Like Yuen Long, the area of Tai Po used to be a traditional market town. Tai Po New Town, a satellite town, developed around the area of Tai Po and on reclaimed land on the estuaries of Lam Tsuen and Tai Po rivers. It had a population of 310,879 in 2001. The district ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Harbours In Hong Kong
The following is a list of (natural) harbours in Hong Kong: * Victoria Harbour () * Aberdeen Harbour () * Double Haven () * Port Shelter () * Inner Port Shelter () * Tolo Harbour () * Tai Tam Harbour () * Rocky Harbour () * Three Fathoms Cove () See also * List of places in Hong Kong * External links Harbours, channels and bays in Hong Kong {{Hong Kong topics Harbours Harbours A harbor (American English), harbour (British English; see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is a ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project. The new town was founded in 1973 under the New Towns Development Programme of the Hong Kong government. Its current name was named after the nearby village of Sha Tin Wai. The literal English translation is 'Sand Fields'. History Tai Wai Village, located in Tai Wai, next to Sha Tin, and the oldest and largest walled village in Sha Tin District, was built in 1574, during the Ming Dynasty. Before British rule in Hong Kong, the area of Sha Tin and its vicinity was referred to as Lek Yuen (lit. "source of trickling" or "source of clear water"). Colonial officials allegedly mistook the name of the Sha Tin Wai village as the name of the area and it has been used ever since. Nowadays, the original name is used to refer to Lek Yuen Estate. There w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Rail Line
The East Rail line () is one of ten lines of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It used to be one of the three lines of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR) network. It was known as the KCR British Section () from 1910 to 1996, and the KCR East Rail () from 1996 to 2007. East Rail was the only railway line of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) following the closure of the Sha Tau Kok Railway and before the construction of ''KCR West Rail'' (later renamed West Rail line, now part of the Tuen Ma line). The railway line starts at Admiralty on Hong Kong Island and branches in the north at Sheung Shui to terminate at Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau stations. Both are border crossing points into Shenzhen. All of the stations on the line except Admiralty, Exhibition Centre and Hung Hom are at-grade or elevated. The distance between Hung Hom and Lo Wu stations is . The total distance of the line (including the Lok Ma Chau Spur line) is approximately , making it the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Liu Shui
Ma Liu Shui is an area in Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The area faces Tide Cove (Sha Tin Hoi) and Tolo Harbour. The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Science Park are located in Ma Liu Shui. Name etymology Ma Liu Shui is directly and phonetically translated to English from "馬料水" in Cantonese. It literally means "the water that the horses feed on". It was originally named "馬嫽水", with the same phonetic translation, literally meaning "the water that the horses play in". According to legend of Hakkas, hundreds of years ago when the government of Bao'an County was riding his horse around towns to announce the collection of rice and crops, the horse stopped in the area and went down the hills to drink and play in the lake. It would not leave and looked as if it were at home. The Hakka villagers observed this strange phenomena and cleverly suggested that the horse may have originated from there, therefore the sense of belonging. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Shek Pier
Wong Shek Pier () is a public pier on the shore of Long Harbour () in the north-east of Hong Kong's New Territories. It is situated in the Wong Shek () area of the Sai Kung Peninsula. Administratively it is in Tai Po District. The pier serves kai-to ferry routes to remote settlements on the peninsular and its outlying islands, such as Tap Mun (), Wan Tsai () and Chek Keng (), and provides their principal connection to the rest of Hong Kong. It was reconstructed in 2006. Transportation Kowloon Motor Bus * Route #94 - from Sai Kung Bus Terminus * Route #96R - from Diamond Hill MTR Station * Route #289R - from Sha Tin Central (New Town Plaza) Bus Terminus Note: All routes ending in “R” run only on weekends and public holidays. Kai-to * Ma Liu Shui - Sham Chung - Lai Chi Chong - Tap Mun - Ko Lau Wan - Chek Keng - Wong Shek Pier * Wong Shek Pier - Chek Keng - Tap Mun * Wong Shek Pier - Wan Tsai Wan Tsai () is a peninsula at the northern extremity of the north-wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai-to
The kai-to, sometimes kaito or kaido () is a type of small, motorised ferry that operates in Hong Kong. They are usually used to serve remote coastal settlements in the Outlying Islands, Hong Kong, territory's outlying islands.: "Cargo junks of the type still known as kai to or "local ferry" had long plied between NT ports, Hong Kong, and places in the Canton Delta: see e.g. the list of ports in the papers at GN 170 in HKGG, 17 November 1866. They were sometimes operated in the public interest and paid for from public funds." There are currently 78 fixed kai-to routes, mostly used to ferry passengers between the outlying islands of Lantau Island, Peng Chau, Cheung Chau, and Lamma Island, among others, to the west of Hong Kong, and to enclave villages in the Tolo Harbour, Double Haven, Port Shelter, etc. in eastern New Territories. Certain routes within Victoria Harbour are still served by Kai-tos, including the Sai Wan Ho to Kwun Tong route. Operators * Coral Sea Ferry () - 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tung Sam Kei
Tung Sam Kei () is a village of in the Sai Kung North area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Tung Sam Kei is a recognized village under the New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ... Small House Policy. References External links Delineation of area of existing village Tung Sam Kei (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)* Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalVillage House, No. 3 Tung Sam Kei [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Ka Wan
Tan Ka Wan () is a village in the Sai Kung North area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Tan Ka Wan is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Geography Tan Ka Wan comprises several smaller villages: Tse Uk (), Lau Uk (), Lam Uk () and Mo Uk (). The village cluster is mainly concentrated near the coast of Long Harbour. Together with nearby Ko Lau Wan, Tan Ka Wan forms an enclave within Sai Kung East Country Park. A natural stream in Tan Ka Wan flows from south to north towards Long Harbour. Estuarine mangrove can be found at the coastal area. Features In 2014, the village was described as "sparsely populated with abandoned houses in dilapidated condition". St. Peter's Chapel () in Tan Ka Wan was built in 1873. It is one of the historic churches of Sai Kung Peninsula The historic churches of Sai Kung are Roman Catholic churches and chapels established in the 19th and 20th centuries by missionaries in the Sai Kung Peninsula and surroundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Tan
Tai Tan () is a village of in the Sai Kung North area of Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Tai Tan is a recognized village under the New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ... Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tai Tan was 35. The number of males was 12. See also * Long Harbour (Hong Kong) References External links Delineation of area of existing village Che Ha (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)* Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalNos. 4-6 Tai Tan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
