Tai Nam Wan (), or Nam Wan (, correctly ), was a bay on the south coast of

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. The bay was reclaimed for

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operated by

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. As there is another south bay, ''Nam Wan'' (南灣), near Sai Tso Wan to the west of the island, some people refer to this bigger one as big south bay. The Chinese name Nam Wan () is a mistaken form of Nam Wan (). The two characters for ''Wan'' in Cantonese are pronounced identically except for the tone.

Location

The bay is south of

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, the highest point on the island, between

Nam Wan Kok Nam Wan Kok () is a cape in the southeast corner of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. Its coast was reclaimed and became Container Terminal 9. The Nam Wan Tunnel and Stonecutters Bridge meet there. The Chinese name of Nam Wan Kok means the cape of Tai N ...

and

Ng Tsang Lau Ng Tsang Lau () was a cape on the south west corner of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. Its shore was reclaimed for the Mobil oil depot. It is near Tai Nam Wan Tai Nam Wan (), or Nam Wan (, correctly ), was a bay on the south coast of Tsing Yi, Tsing ...

and faces the west water of

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. The harbour is an anchorage for cargo vessels from around the world. The reclaimed area remains separated from the island of Tsing Yi by drainage channels on three sides, making the area an artificial island.http://hk.centamap.com/gc/centamaplocation.aspx?x=828494&y=821153&sx=828494.32&sy=821153.82&z=5&lg=b5

Buildings

The bay was completely reclaimed for Tsing Yi Power Station and the shore line straightened. The power station was built in 1960s and has since been demolished. A smaller station

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was built in its place. An Esso Oil Depot occupies part of the reclamation.

References

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