Yeung Chau () is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong located in

Plover Cove Plovers ( , ) are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. Description There are about 66 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subf ...

Tolo Harbour Tolo Harbour, or Tai Po Hoi (, historically ) is a sheltered harbour in northeast New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Tide Cove aka. Sha Tin Hoi is to the south of the harbour, and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and Tolo Channel are to ...

, 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 Yuen, Ti ...

Conservation

Yeung Chau is part of the

Ma Shi Chau Special Area Ma Shi Chau Special Area () is a Special Area of Hong Kong. It is located in Tai Po District and in Tolo Harbour, in the northeast of the New Territories. The Special Area comprises four islands in Tolo Harbour, namely Ma Shi Chau, Centre Islan ...

, together with three other islands in Tolo Harbour, namely

Ma Shi Chau Ma Shi Chau (, literally "Horse Dung Island") is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Harbour in the northeast New Territories (near Sam Mun Tsai). It is connected with another island, Yim ...

, 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.
Islands of Hong Kong Tai Po District Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong {{HK-geo-stub