Shek Kwu Chau is an

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 ...

of Hong Kong, located south of

Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...

and between

Cheung Chau Cheung Chau (lit. "Long Island") is an island southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is nicknamed the 'dumbbell island (啞鈴島)' due to its shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had a population of ...

and the

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. Administratively, it is part of Islands District. Shek Kwu Chau is a restricted area and a permit is required to visit the island.

History

An old name for the island was "Coffin Island". It was generally barren and uninhabited until 1962, when it was taken over by the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers.

Features

Shek Kwu Chau Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre is located on Shek Kwu Chau.The Film Service Office: Shek Kwu Chau Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre
/ref> It is managed by the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers (SARDA).

Incinerator

The

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is building an Integrated Waste Management Facilities on a newly created artificial island south of Shek Kwu Chau and west of Cheung Chau, scheduled to be completed in 2018. The government says the incinerator will be able to treat about 3,000 tonnes of waste a day. Secretary for the Environment

Edward Yau Edward Yau Tang-wah, GBS, JP (; born 28 April 1960, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong politician. He was the Secretary for the Environment from 2007 to 2012, and from 2012 to 2017, he was the Director of the Chief Executive's Office of Hong Kong. H ...

said the site was chosen over Tsang Tsui in

Tuen Mun Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more re ...

partly because of the shorter transportation time and the lower impact on the neighbourhood. On 26 July 2013, the High Court rejected a legal bid to stop construction of the incinerator, brought by

resident Leung Hon-wai.

Transport

Shek Kwu Chau is a 20-minute ferry ride from

References

External links

Shek Kwu Chau Vietnamese Boat People Detention Centre

* ttp://programme.rthk.hk/rthk/tv/programme.php?name=tv/hkstories9e&d=2010-09-22&p=4907&e=117630&m=episode Restricted Islands- TV program by the

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on Shek Kwu Chau and

Hei Ling Chau Hei Ling Chau, formerly Hayling Chau, is an island of Hong Kong, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan of Lantau Island. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District. Geography Hei Ling Chau is located south of Peng Chau and ...