San Tau (Chinese: 䃟頭) is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Administration[edit]
San Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
Conservation[edit]
San Tau Beach, a shallow sheltering beach on the west coast of Tung Chung Bay, covering an area of 2.7 hectares, was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1994.[2][3]
Access[edit]
San Tau is located along Tung O Ancient Trail.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)". Planning Department.
- ^ "Site of Special Scientific Interest - San Tau Beach" (PDF). Planning Department. 30 September 1992.
- ^ "Deploying Design Thinking Approach in the Design on Revitalization of Tung O Ancient Trail and Nearby Villages (2020)". Sustainable Lantau Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department.
Further reading[edit]
- Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul; Coates, Austin; Hayes, James (2010). Strickland, John (ed.). Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 71–72. ISBN 9789888028382.
- Mick Atha (March 2012). "Archaeological Investigation at San Tau, Lantau Island (Oct.-Dec. 2011)" (PDF). Hong Kong Archaeological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-02. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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