Chau Tsai () was a small

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

off the southern shore of Nam Wan Kok on

Tsing Yi Island Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...

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. It was also known as Chun Fa Rock (Chung Hue Rock), or Chung Hue Shik () in some historical documents. The island was merged with Tsing Yi Island by

land reclamation Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamati ...

for the construction of the

CRC Oil Storage Depot CRC Oil Storage Depot was one of five oil terminals in Hong Kong and owned by China Resources Petroleum Company Limited (CRC). See also * Energy in Hong Kong Energy in Hong Kong refers to the type of energy and its related infrastructure u ...