Ma Shi Chau

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Ma Shi Chau (馬屎洲 cantonese: ma5 si2 zau1) is one of the 235 islands of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Harbor (吐露港), which is in the northeast of the New Territories (新界).

It is connected with Yim Tin Tsai by a narrow strip of land that is only accessible when the tide is low.

Its name means "horse excrement island".