Robin's Nest ( (former name:)) is a hill located in
Robin's Nest Country Park
Robin's Nest Country Park ( zh, 紅花嶺郊野公園) (established 1 March 2024) is a country park, located in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. It consists of approximately 530 hectares of land, including Robin's Nest.
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, northeastern Hong Kong, south of the border between Hong Kong and
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...
in the
New Territories
The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...
. Robin's Nest is the 55th tallest hill in Hong Kong.
The name Hung Fa Leng () does not translate directly as 'Robin's Nest' but as 'Red Flower Ridge'.
New Country Park
In 2017, the
Hong Kong Government
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announced that it was planning to designate the area surrounding Robin's Nest as a
country park
A country park is a natural area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment.
United Kingdom
History
In the United Kingdom, the term ''country park'' has a specific meaning. There are around 250 designated c ...
, called
Robin's Nest Country Park
Robin's Nest Country Park ( zh, 紅花嶺郊野公園) (established 1 March 2024) is a country park, located in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. It consists of approximately 530 hectares of land, including Robin's Nest.
Wildlife and ve ...
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This proposed designation was made in June 2019.
As of 2021, the final legislative work on the designation is still in progress. On March 1, 2024, Robin's Nest Country Park was officially established, becoming Hong Kong's 25th Country Park.
See also
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Hung Fa Chai, a nearby hill
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List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong
The following is a list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong.
In the Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, romanisation system used by the Hong Kong Government known as Standard Romanization (Cantonese), Standard Romanisation, 's ...
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Ma Tseuk Leng (), a nearby area and village, which has the same name as the former Chinese name of Robin's Nest
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Lin Ma Hang
Lin Ma Hang () is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of Hong Kong and is situated north of the New Territories, next to the Shenzhen river, east of Heung Yuen Wai and west of Hung Fa Leng.
Administration
Lin Ma Hang is a recognized village u ...
, a village with an old abandoned lead mine and MacIntosh Fort below Robin's Nest
References
Mountains, peaks and hills of Hong Kong
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