Yeung Chau () is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong located in
Plover Cove
Plover Cove, also known by its Chinese names Shuen Wan Hoi () or Shuen Wan (), is a cove in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong, near Tolo Channel and Tolo Harbour.
Geography
It is encircled by the hills Pat Sin Leng and Wan Leng (), the Yim Tin T ...
,
Tolo Harbour
Tolo Harbour (), or Tai Po Hoi (, historically ), is a sheltered harbour in northeast New Territories of Hong Kong.
Geography
Tide Cove, also known as Sha Tin Hoi, is to the south of the harbour, and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and T ...
, in the northwestern part of the territory. 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 Yue ...
.
Conservation
Yeung Chau is part of the
Ma Shi Chau Special Area, together with three other islands in Tolo Harbour, namely
Ma Shi Chau,
Centre Island and an unnamed island located about 100 metres northeast of the shore of
Yim Tin Tsai near
Sam Mun Tsai New Village. The Special Area was designated in 1999.
SPECIAL AREAS (DESIGNATION) (CONSOLIDATION) ORDER - CHAPTER 208D
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References
External links
"Review of Egretries in Hong Kong", in ''Hong Kong Biodiversity'', Issue No. 14 March 2007, pp. 1-6.
Tai Po District
Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong
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