Starling Inlet or Sha Tau Kok Hoi () is a harbour in northeast

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

, Hong Kong. The whole body of water falls within the Closed Area and generally restricted to local residents.

Features

Settlements around the harbour include:

Sha Tau Kok Sha Tau Kok is a closed city, closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area, it is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Geography The small rural village of Sha Tau Kok is located on the northern sh ...

Wu Shek Kok Wu Shek Kok () is a village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Wu Shek Kok is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural ...

Yim Tso Ha Yim Tso Ha () is an area and a village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Yim Tso Ha is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok Dist ...

, Nam Chung, Luk Keng, Kai Kuk Shue Ha,

Fung Hang Fung Hang () is a village in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong, to the south west of the Sha Tau Kok Hoi or Starling Inlet, opposite the town of Sha Tau Kok. It is a single-clan Hakka village of the Cheung () Clan located between Lu ...

Kuk Po Kuk Po is an area situated in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong, to the south of the Starling Inlet (Shataukok Hoi, Sha Tau Kok Hoi), opposite the town of Sha Tau Kok. Administration Kuk Po is a recognized village under the N ...

, Yung Shue Au. Islets within Starling Inlet include

A Chau A Chau () is a small uninhabited island in the inner most of Starling Inlet (Sha Tau Kok Hoi), off Nam Chung, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District, and falls within the Closed A ...

, near the southwestern end of the Inlet, and

Shui Cham Tsui Pai Shui Cham Tsui Pai () is an uninhabited island in North District, Hong Kong. It is located in Starling Inlet, within the Frontier Closed Area The Frontier Closed Area (), established by the Frontier Closed Area Order, 1951, and 1984 is a re ...

. A section of Starling Inlet located offshore of Sha Tau Kok is one of the 26 designated marine

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zones in Hong Kong.

Closed Area

The border town

is located at the north of the opening of the inlet to

Mirs Bay Mirs Bay (also known as Tai Pang Wan, Dapeng Wan, Dapeng Bay, or Mers Bay; ) is a bay in the northeast of Kat O and Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. The north and east shores are surrounded by Yantian and Dapeng New District of Shenzhen. Ping C ...

. For those who are not residents within the Closed Area, or are not crossing the border, a Closed Area Permit is required. On 15 February 2012, areas around Sha Tau Kok (but not the town itself) were taken out of the Frontier Closed Area. The checkpoint at

Shek Chung Au Shek Chung Au () is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of North District of Hong Kong. Administration Shek Chung Au is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok ...

Sha Tau Kok Road Sha Tau Kok Road () is a road connecting Sha Tau Kok and Fanling in the New Territories, Hong Kong. History Sha Tau Kok Road is the only road access to Sha Tau Kok from Hong Kong since its construction in 1927. The road replaced Sha Tau Kok Rail ...

was decommissioned.

References

Ports and harbours of Hong Kong Bays of Hong Kong Closed Area Sha Tau Kok {{HK-geo-stub

Features

Closed Area

See also

References