Lai Chi Chong () is a village and an area of

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

, located on the southeastern shore of

Tolo Channel Tolo Channel or Chek Mun Hoi Hap () is a channel south of Plover Cove in Hong Kong connecting Tolo Harbour to Mirs Bay. At Mirs Bay end, it is named North Channel. The Chinese name ''Chek Mun'' means Red Gate. ''Hoi Hap'' is the modern term for ...

, and on the northern shore of the

Sai Kung Peninsula The Sai Kung Peninsula () is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Its name comes from Sai Kung Town in the central southern area of the peninsula. The southern part of the peninsula is administrated by Sai ...

, in the Eastern

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 ...

. Administratively, it is part of

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, Ti ...

Administration

Lai Chi Chong is a recognized village under the

Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye ...

History

It has been reported that the villages of

Sham Chung Sham Chung () is a Hakka villageAntiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalOld House, Ha Wai, Sham Chung Tsuen/ref> and an area of Neolithic settlement in Hong Kong. It is located in the south of Tolo Channel, beside Three Fathoms ...

, Lai Chi Chong and

Pak Sha O Pak Sha O () is an area and a village of Sai Kung North, in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Pak Sha O and Pak Sha O Ha Yeung () are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy. History It has been reported that t ...

had historically close social ties.

Features

The coast of Lai Chi Chong near Lai Chi Chong Pier is the site the "Lai Chi Chong Formation", a set of

Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma. Geology Pro ...

volcaniclastic Volcaniclastics are geologic materials composed of broken fragments (clasts) of volcanic rock. These encompass all clastic volcanic materials, regardless of what process fragmented the rock, how it was subsequently transported, what environment it ...

sedimentary rock Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause these particles ...

strata. The Caritas Jockey Club Siu Tong holiday camp is located in Lai Chi Chong.

Conservation

Lai Chi Chong is located within

Sai Kung West Country Park Sai Kung West Country Park () is a country park on the Sai Kung Peninsula in northeast Hong Kong. Opened in 1978 the park's sights include: * Wong Chuk Wan () * Tai Mong Tsai () * Pak Tam Chung * Yung Shue O * Lai Chi Chong * Hoi Ha Mar ...

, that was established in 1978. Lai Chi Chong has been designated as a

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

since 1985, because of its geological interest. The Lai Chi Chong Formation is part of the

Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (), formerly Hong Kong National Geopark (香港國家地質公園), was inaugurated on 3 November 2009. It is a single entity of land area over 150 km2 across parts of the eastern and northeastern New Territo ...

, that was inaugurated in 2009.

Access

Lai Chi Chong is served by a scheduled

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 territory's outlying islands.: "Cargo junks of the type still known as k ...

ferry service, along the route

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 ety ...

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– Lai Chi Chong –

Tap Mun Grass Island or Tap Mun is an island in Hong Kong, located in the northeastern part of the territory. Its area is . Administratively, it is part of the Tai Po District. There are about 100 people living on the island, and feral cattle are know ...

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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 ...

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Chek Keng Chek Keng () is an area and village of Sai Kung North in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of Tai Po District. Location Chek Keng is located within Sai Kung East Country Park, on the northern coast of Sai Kung Peninsula and facing the C ...

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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 ...

. The Lai Chi Chong Pier was built in 1962. Lai Chi Chong can also be accessed via a 3.5 km hiking path from

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Lai Chi Chong (Sai Kung North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
{{coord, 22.451412, 114.300959, display=title Geography of Hong Kong Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong Sai Kung North Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark