Yeung Chau, Tai Po

For other islands called Yeung Chau, see Yeung Chau (disambiguation).

Aerial View of Yeung Chau

Typical subtropical island blanketed with lush green vegetation year-round

Yeung Chau (Chinese: 洋洲) is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong located in Plover Cove, Tolo Harbour, in the northwestern part of the territory. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District.

Conservation

Yeung Chau is part of the Ma Shi Chau Special Area, together with three other islands in Tolo Harbour, namely Ma Shi Chau, Centre Island and an unnamed island located about 100 m northeast of the shore of Yim Tin Tsai near Sam Mun Tsai New Village. The Special Area was designated in 1999.^[1]^[2]

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yeung Chau (Tai Po).

"Review of Egretries in Hong Kong", in Hong Kong Biodiversity, Issue No. 14 March 2007, pp. 1-6.

Major islands of Hong Kong

By size	Lantau Island Hong Kong Island Lamma Island Chek Lap Kok Tsing Yi Kau Sai Chau Po Toi Islands Po Toi Waglan Cheung Chau Tung Lung Chau Crooked Island Double Island Hei Ling Chau Grass Island Ap Lei Chau Soko Islands Tai A Chau Siu A Chau Ping Chau Peng Chau Ma Wan Ninepin Group The Brothers Green Island Kowloon Rock

Former islands	Kellett Island Stonecutters Island Hoi Sham Island Channel Rock Tsing Chau Mong Chau Chau Tsai Nga Ying Chau Lam Chau Rumsey Rock High Island Yuen Chau Tsai

Coordinates: 22°27′41″N 114°13′17″E / 22.461405°N 114.221371°E / 22.461405; 114.221371

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