Chi Ma Wan () is a bay on southeastern

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 ...

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, Hong Kong. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula () is where Chi Ma Wan, as well as

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, Tai Long Wan,

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and Mong Tung Wan are located. The Peninsula is located within the boundaries of

Lantau South Country Park Lantau South Country Park () is one of two rural country parks on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, the other one being Lantau North Country Park and its extension. Lantau South Country Park is located on the south side of the island. It was designated ...

Correctional institutions

The Chi Ma Wan Correctional Institution is near

on the peninsula. It was originally picked out by the Hong Kong Colonial Government as a site to house

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but in the end they decided not to build it and focussed on a prison instead. Established in 1956, it was the first

open prison An open prison (open jail) is any jail in which the prisoners are trusted to complete sentences with minimal supervision and perimeter security and are often not locked up in their prison cells. Prisoners may be permitted to take up employment w ...

in Hong Kong. It is not currently in use. The

Christian Zheng Sheng College Christian Zheng Sheng College is a private school in Hong Kong established by the Christian Zheng Sheng Association (ZSA). Its founder and principal is Chan Siu Cheuk (Alman Chan). The school aims to correct problematic students with drug addi ...

, a school providing correctional services for students, is also located on the peninsula. It is a private institution not affiliated with the

Hong Kong Correctional Services Hong Kong Correctional Services (also called Correctional Services Department (CSD)) is responsible for the management of prisoners and prisons in Hong Kong. The Commissioner of Correctional Services reports to the Secretary for Security. ...

Department (HK CSD).

The Sea Ranch

The Sea Ranch () is a housing estate developed by

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Properties in the late 1970s at Yi Long Wan () on Chi Ma Wan Peninsula. The Sea Ranch is only reachable from the sea as it is located on the coastline of the

and has no road access. Ferries from

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no. 5 in

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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 ...

take 30 minutes, then a private ferry from

to the Sea Ranch which takes 20 minutes. The ferry from Cheung Chau is free for residents and their invited guests, as the cost is included in the management fee paid by the residents. Only residents and their guests are allowed to visit the property. There are no shops or restaurants within the estate and for this reason it is unique in Hong Kong. The original clubhouse and sporting facilities have been closed for a number of years and the estate is now a tranquil and peaceful enclave on the South Lantau coast.

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Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for ide ...

Archaeological Impact Assessment for Redevelopment of Chi Ma Wan Prison Area, Lantau IslandSea Ranch Apartments
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Correctional institutions

The Sea Ranch

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