Siu A Chau
小鴉洲 | |
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Aerial view of Siu A Chau looking towards the South coast of Lantau Island | |
Location of Siu A Chau in Hong Kong | |
Geography | |
Location | South of Lantau Island |
Highest elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
Administration | |
Hong Kong |
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Traditional Chinese | 小鴉洲 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 小鸦洲 | ||||||||||||
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Siu A Chau (Chinese: 小鴉洲) is an uninhabited island[1] of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island.
Geography
Siu A Chau is the northernmost and the second largest of the Soko Islands, after Tai A Chau. It is dumbbell-shaped[2] and has a rugged indented coastline with steep slopes.[3] The highest point of the island is at 74 meters.[4] A beach lies to the south, and another to the north of the island.[4][5]
Administration
Siu A Chau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[6]
History
In 1937, Walter Schofield, then a Cadet Officer in the Hong Kong Civil Service, wrote that Siu A Chau was "another settlement of early man" and that it had a "fishing village of huts very different from ordinary Chinese dwellings" at the time of writing.[2]
Features
There is a temple on the south side of the island.[4]
A low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) facility began operation at Siu A Chau in July 2005. Low-level radioactive wastes which had previously been stored in disused tunnels, two factories and five hospitals were subsequently transferred to the Siu A Chau facility.[7] Part of this waste was relocated from the disused Mount Parish air-raid tunnels at Queen's Road East, in Wan Chai. The 55 m3 of LLRW stored there had raised objections.[8][9] The opening ceremony of the facility was held in June 2006.[10]
References
- ^ Low Level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility at Siu A Chau. Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual
- ^ a b Schofield, Walter (1983). "The Islands Around Hong Kong (notes for a talk given in 1937)" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 23: 91–112. ISSN 1991-7295.
- ^ South West New Territories Development Strategy Review. Recommended Development Strategy. July 2001
- ^ a b c "No Man Is an Island". HK Magazine. 22 March 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Far From the Madding Crowd". HK Magazine. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Environment Protection Department: Low-level Radioactive Waste
- ^ Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affair – PWP Item 70DR – Low-level radioactive waste storage facility, June 2003
- ^ Item for Public Works Subcommittee of Finance Committee, June 2003
- ^ Environment Protection Department: Low-level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility opens, 24 June 2006
External links
- Webpage about Siu A Chau Tin Hau Temple (in Chinese)
- Delineation of area of existing village Siu A Chau (South Lantao) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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- Citygate
- Fu Tung Estate
- Great China Match Company Factory
- Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (part)
- Hong Kong Disneyland (part)
- Disney's Hollywood Hotel
- Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel
- Other parts in Tsuen Wan District
- Hong Kong SkyCity
- Lantau Peak
- Nei Lak Shan
- Old Tai O Police Station
- Our Lady of Joy Abbey
- Po Lin Monastery
- Pui O Beach
- St. John Hospital (Cheung Chau Hospital)
- Shek Pik Prison
- Sing Lei Hap Gei Lime Kiln Factory
- Tung Chung Battery
- Tung Chung Fort
Beaches |
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Airport |
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MTR stations |
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Ngong Ping 360 | |
Ferry piers |
- Chek Lap Kok
- Cheung Chau
- Hei Ling Chau
- Sunshine Island (Chau Kung To)
- Peaked Hill (Kai Yek Kok)
- Kau Yi Chau
- Siu Kau Yi Chau
- Lamma Island
- Luk Chau (George Island)
- Lantau Island (most)
- Template
- Peng Chau
- Po Toi Islands
- Lo Chau (Beaufort Island)
- Mat Chau
- Po Toi
- Sung Kong
- Waglan Island
- Shek Kwu Chau
- Soko Islands
- Cheung Muk Tau
- Ma Chau
- Siu A Chau
- Tai A Chau
22°10′57″N 113°54′44″E / 22.18250°N 113.91222°E / 22.18250; 113.91222