Penny's Bay or Chok Ko Wan () was a bay in north-eastern

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, and had been a port since the

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. The bay has since been reclaimed and is the site of the

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, which consists of the

Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong Disneyland () (local nickname ''HKDL''; also known as HK Disneyland) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and it is owned and managed by Hong Ko ...

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, Disneyland Hotel, and

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, and the Inspiration Lake. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it became home to Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre. It is connected by a highway and a rail connection on the

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. Penny's Bay is located in

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, but a small southern portion falls in

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Dioxin contamination

Before the reclamation of the bay, Cheoy Lee Shipyard operated in the bay from 1964 to April 2001. The Government acquired the land from the owners for the sum of HK$1.48 billion, and paid HK$22.7 million in additional compensation, according to a Public Works Subcommittee paper from May 2002. The Government had not realised that its operations accumulated of soil contaminated with

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, and

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s. The solid waste was dug up and transferred to

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on the north shore of Northeast Lantau for temporary processing, and finally

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at the Chemical Waste Treatment Centre on the Tsing Yi Island amid protests by residents. The total cleanup cost not taken into account at the time of acquisition was estimated at HK$450 million.

Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre (PBQC)

Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre (PBQC, ) has a total capacity of 1916 people. During the

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, in 2021 it was used to house US arrivals to Hong Kong for one week as part of a mandatory quarantine applicable to travellers regardless of testing or vaccine status. In 2022, it was changed to a quarantine facility for mild-symptom cases.HK Gov't news web
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Delineation of area of existing village Chok Ko Wan and Pa Tau Kwu (Ma Wan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

一齣環保悲喜劇
– Friends of the Earth (HK) Populated places in Hong Kong Lantau Island Tsuen Wan District Bays of Hong Kong COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub

Dioxin contamination

Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre (PBQC)

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