Ma On Shan (peak)

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Ma On Shan (traditional Chinese: 馬鞍山) is saddle-like peak in east of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. With a peak of 702 metres (2,303 ft), it stood among the ten highest hills in Hong Kong. The hill is on the border of Sha Tin, Sai Kung and Tai Po districts.

The hill was once famous for the iron ore in the past. An extensive network of tunnels is buried under the hill. The iron mine was abandoned after losing advantages over other less expensive sources.^{[citation needed]}

Beneath the west face of the hill along Tolo Harbour, a new town extension, Ma On Shan, of Sha Tin New Town is named after the hill. It ends north in Wu Kai Sha.

East of the hill is the group of villages named Shap Sze Heung (十四鄉) and the harbour of Three Fathoms Cove.