Fat Tong Chau
Fat Tong Chau (Chinese: 佛堂洲, literally meaning "Buddhist Hall Island". Known as Junk Island in English) is a former island of Hong Kong. It is now part of Tseung Kwan O (also called Junk Bay) and Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung as a result of land reclamation. It is located in the southeastern part of Junk Bay.
Location[]
Fat Tong Chau is located south of the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate and directly west of TVB City. The South East New Territories Landfill (SENT) is located south of Fat Tong Chau. Before land reclamation, Fat Tong Chau formed the northern boundary of Tathong Channel.
Chinese Customs Station[]
The site of the Chinese Customs Station, a declared monument of Hong Kong, is located in the northwestern part of Fat Tong Chau.[1] Archaeological finds from the site are being exhibited at Hong Kong Museum of History, including the "Foster benevolence over Indo-China; tributes and taxes circulate from afar" stone tablet.[2]
Additionally, three Sites of Archeological Interest (SAI) are located at Fat Tong Chau: Fat Tau Chau SAI, Fat Tau Chau House Ruin and Fat Tau Chau Qing Dynasty Gravestone.[3]
References[]
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. "Site of Chinese Customs Station".
- ^ "Hong Kong Museum of History - Permanent exhibition". Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ "Planning and Engineering Study For Re-Planning of Tseung Kwan O Area 137" (PDF). Civil Engineering and Development Department. June 2016. p. 10.
External links[]
- Map of Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, showing Fat Tong Chau and the site of Chinese Customs Station
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Coordinates: 22°16′48″N 114°16′05″E / 22.280025°N 114.268158°E
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