Hebe Haven , also known as Pak Sha Wan ( Chinese : 白沙灣 ; lit. 'White Sand Bay'), is a harbour on the south shore of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong .
37-469: The harbour has one opening to Port Shelter in its south. The Pak Sha Wan Peninsula , spanning south from Tsiu Hang ( 蕉坑 ) hugs the Hebe Haven and separates it from Inner Port Shelter ( Sai Kung Hoi ). Villages are established along its shores. The haven is an excellent natural harbour for yachts and boats and is home to a number of yacht clubs. Two main rivers run into the haven, Ho Chung River at
74-410: A Hung Shing Temple . The prehistoric rock carving was discovered in 1976. It is located on the north-western coast of the island, in a location "where accessibility by land is extremely poor". The Hung Shing Temple is located in the southern part of the island, near Kau Sai Fishermen Village, of which it is the only temple. The building was built before 1889. It is constructed in grey bricks with
111-552: A tombolo , is part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark . While The Hydrographic Office's 1943 publication did not have the definition of Outer Port Shelter, H.K.'s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department had deployed artificial reef to the Outer Port Shelter in the 2000s. They defined the area by coordinates instead. Roughly, it is a triangular area between Steep Island , Basalt Island and
148-404: A line of rocks that extended from Kiau To [ sic ], an islet (now spells as Kiu Tau; Chinese : 橋頭 ; Jyutping : kiu4 tau4 ; Cantonese Yale : kìuh tàuh ). The islet itself is connected to Sharp Island (Kiu Tsui Chau; Chinese : 橋咀洲 ; Jyutping : kiu4 zeoi2 zau1 ; Cantonese Yale : kìuh jéui jāu ) by a bank. The bank, or known as a sand levee or
185-726: A no-take zone. Their definition of Port Shelter was excluding Hebe Haven, Outer Port Shelter and part of Inner Port Shelter, with a size of 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres). Port Shelter, Inner Port Shelter, along with Rocky Harbours were also included in a proposed fisheries protection area in the 2000s, while Outer Port Shelter was listed as a no-take zone. In the Schedule 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Certification and Licensing) Regulation (Chapter 548D of H.K. Law), they defined Port Shelter, in Specified Sheltered Waters context. For
222-690: A report to the UK government in 1898 by James Stewart Lockhart , shortly after the signing of the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory . It stated the harbour is a deep water port that suitable for ships in any size. The Convention ceded Port Shelter and other areas that collectively known as the New Territories and New Kowloon , to the British Empire, as an extension of the colony of Hong Kong . In
259-404: A straight line drawn true east to the shore of Kau Sai Chau at position 22°21.177′N 114°18.237′E / 22.352950°N 114.303950°E / 22.352950; 114.303950 , thence along the western shore of Kau Sai Chau to a causeway at position 22°22.386′N 114°18.284′E / 22.373100°N 114.304733°E / 22.373100; 114.304733 , thence along
296-556: A submarine outfall from the Sai Kung Sewage Treatment Works. According to measurements by a research, the average salinity of their three sampling stations was 32.7. All stations are located inside Port Shelter. The measurements, conducted from 4 October 2012 to 15 April 2013, also found that the average water temperature was 19.1 °C (with a range from 15.8 °C to 27.8 °C), as well as pH (acidity) of 8.08, with range from 7.62 to 8.35. They also recorded
333-492: A timber roof frame. The temple has been renovated four times, in 1949, in the 1970s, in 1988 and the last being from August 1999 to February 2000. The restoration was declared an "Outstanding Project" by the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 2000 Awards. Previously a Grade III Historic Building , the temple was declared a monument on 15 November 2002. The Hung Shing Festival ( 洪聖誕 ) is celebrated there every year on
370-557: A total of 106 fish species in Port Shelter in their preliminary report, including rare species Cephalopholis urodeta , Bodianus axillaris and Echidna nebulosa . A 1863 book states that Port Shelter and Rocky Harbour are the two main components of a deep bay. At that time the water body was still part of the Qing Empire , under the Xin'an County . Port Shelter was also mentioned in
407-553: A width of about 1.5 miles (2.4 km). Earlier publication of the Office, had stated the peaked rock is located 300 yards (270 m) south of Jin Island. The rock was 44 feet (13 m) above water at that time. Inner Port Shelter is located near the head of Port Shelter, while Hebe Haven was classified as an inlet in the western shore of Port Shelter. The entrance of Inner Port Shelter lies between Yingam Tow [ sic ] and
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#1732841189096444-596: Is a harbour south of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong . The water body connects to Inner Port Shelter (known in Cantonese as Sai Kung Hoi ; Chinese : 西貢海 ; Jyutping : sai1 gung3 hoi2 ; Cantonese Yale : sāi gung hói ), as well as Hebe Haven ( 白沙灣 ), Rocky Harbour ( 糧船灣海 ) and other water body. Outer Port Shelter , is situated at the mouth of the harbour. The boundary of Port Shelter has different definition according to different sources. Publication of
481-634: Is a bay that "bordered on its northernside by the Sai Kung Peninsula and on its west and southwestern sides by the Clear Water Bay Peninsula". They also found out that, some data point of their research, are obviously influenced by surface runoff and pollution loading from the surrounding catchment area. These islands are considered within the boundary of the water body of the Port Shelter proper: The three largest islands were Kau Sai Chau, Jin Island and Sharp Island respectively. Note:
518-408: Is not scenic, small in area and it can be accessed at high tide by dinghy only, nevertheless black-capped kingfishers are commonly sighted. The Pak Sha Wan Peninsula ( 白沙灣半島 ) aka. Ma Nam Wat Peninsula ( 麻籃笏半島 ) forms the eastern edge of the harbour. The white sands of a beach northwest gives the native name of Pak Sha Wan, which means "white sand bay". It is also the name of a village and became
555-552: The U.S. Hydrographic Office , had stated the western shores of Keui Island (now known as Kau Sai Chau ) and Jin Island , as well as eastern and north-east shores of the mainland area (now HKUST , Tseung Kwan O New Town and Clear Water Bay Peninsula ), were the boundaries of Port Shelter. The Hydrographic Office also stated the entrance of the harbour lies between Lung Ha Wan ( 龍蝦灣 ; located in Clear Water Bay Peninsula) and [a] Peaked Rock [ sic ], with
592-574: The 12th and the 13th days of the second lunar month in Chinese calendar . An opera troupe is hired to perform Cantonese operas to thank the deities. The Jiao Festival is conducted on the day before the festival. The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course , developed and run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club , is the only public golf course in Hong Kong. Opened in 1995, it occupies approximately
629-530: The Inner Port Shelter and Hebe Haven but only part of Port Shelter, that defined by the publication of the U.S. Hydrographic Office , which draw the southern boundaries from Lung Ha Wan to a peaked rock south of Jin Island . That regulation also defined "Port Shelter and Rocky Harbour Area" that cover all of the Port Shelter (and some part of Outer Port Shelter by some definitions) and Rocky Harbour: The waters of Port Shelter and Rocky Harbour bounded on
666-648: The Pak Sha Wan waterfront, owned by the family of Sai Kung’s richest man Francis Choi Chee-ming , opened in September 2018. The hotel's sole restaurant is called WA Theater and serves Japanese cuisine. The haven is home to a number of yacht clubs, including the Shelter Cove yacht club (part of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club ), and Hebe Haven Yacht Club . There is also a Sea Scouting activity centre situated by
703-543: The Sai Kung Sewage Treatment Works, which just bordering the water control zone. After emergency repairs, the government did not find the water quality of the water control zone had become worse. Another related and overlapping concept, the proposed Outer Port Shelter Marine Park , was scrapped in 2014. The proposed size of the marine park was 381.1 hectares (942 acres). In 2018, World Wide Fund for Nature proposed to establish Port Shelter Marine Protected Area. They proposed to turn at least 30% area of Port Shelter to be
740-761: The book Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910–60 also listed High Island , Town Island and Ninepin Group in their chapter "The Islands of Port Shelter". But the first two are located in Rocky Harbour , and the last one is outside the mouth of Outer Port Shelter. These islands are considered within the boundary of the water body of Inner Port Shelter: The greater Port Shelter area receives discharge from Ho Chung River ( 蠔涌河 ), Tai Chung Hau Stream ( 大涌口溪 ), and Sha Kok Mei Stream ( 沙角尾溪 ), as well as man-made storm outfalls and
777-707: The boundary of the water body, a related concept Port Shelter Water Control Zone had a legally defined boundary. It was regulated by the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Chapter 358 of the Law of Hong Kong) as well as "Water Pollution Control (Port Shelter Water Control Zone) Order" (Chapter 358M) and other regulations. The water control zone covers not only the Port Shelter and Inner Port Shelter proper, but also Hebe Haven, Sham Tuk Mun ( 深篤門 ), Tsam Chuk Wan ( 斬竹灣 ), Rocky Harbour ( 糧船灣海 ) and many other surrounding water body. In 2018, Typhoon Mangkhut damaged
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#1732841189096814-457: The haven. There are numerous moorings and many boats distributed around the area along with a clearly marked navigational channel. The channel marks are not lit at night. 22°22′N 114°16′E / 22.367°N 114.267°E / 22.367; 114.267 Port Shelter Port Shelter , known in Cantonese as Ngau Mei Hoi ( Chinese : 牛尾海 ; Jyutping : ngau4 mei5 hoi2 ; Cantonese Yale : ngàuh méih hói ),
851-418: The indigenous name of Hebe Haven. Villages that are close to the Hebe Haven include Au Tsai Tsuen , Che Keng Tuk , Heung Chung , Ho Chung New Village , Kau Sai San Tsuen , Luk Mei Tsuen , Nam Wai , Pak Sha Wan , Pak Wai , Ta Ho Tun Ha Wai , Ta Ho Tun Sheung Wai , Tsiu Hang , Tsiu Hang Hau and Wo Mei . The Marina Cove residential estate is also located in Hebe Haven. The 40-room Pier Hotel on
888-421: The inner [ sic ] Port Shelter, the flushing time is the longest among the fish culture zones of Hong Kong, which is 40 days in the dry season. While Po Toi O is located at the mouth of Port Shelter [ sic ], its hydrodynamics is mainly affected by the open ocean, thus the flushing time was just 5.3 days in dry season in the computer estimation. A research conducted in 2006, had recorded
925-598: The north and west by the mainland shore and on the south and east by a straight line drawn from the eastern shore of Lung Ha Wan at position 22°18.632′N 114°18.199′E / 22.310533°N 114.303317°E / 22.310533; 114.303317 to the southern extremity of Ping Min Chau, thence by a straight line drawn to the north-westernmost point of Bluff Island (Sha Tong Hau Shan) at position 22°19.507′N 114°21.015′E / 22.325117°N 114.350250°E / 22.325117; 114.350250 , thence by
962-453: The north by a breakwater to the smaller island Yim Tin Tsai . The southern tip of the island is separated by a narrow channel from Jin Island . It has a maximum elevation of 216 m. Kau Sai Fishermen Village is a small fishing hamlet with about ten houses. It is located at the southern tip of the island. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Kau Sai Chau was 39. The number of males
999-645: The northern half of the island. It comprises three 18-hole golf courses: the North and South Courses were designed by Gary Player , while Nelson & Haworth designed the East Course. There are wild boars wandering the island. They come out typically at night and may cause serious damage to the golf course. A scheduled ferry service connects Sai Kung Town and the ferry pier of the Public Golf Course. The Hong Kong Jockey Club runs three Solar Sailor ferries to
1036-442: The northern shore of Bluff Island (Sha Tong Hau Shan) to its eastern extremity, and thence by a straight line drawn to the southernmost point of High Island (Leung Shuen Wan). Kau Sai Chau Kau Sai Chau is an island located off the coast of Sai Kung Peninsula , Hong Kong , with an area of 6.70 km , making it the 6th largest island of Hong Kong . It is under the administration of Sai Kung District . The island
1073-520: The past, villagers from the six villages of Pak Tam Chung would collect coral from Port Shelter to make lime. Nowadays, fishermen still catch sea urchins in the Port Shelter. In 1950, [ sic ] (some source said 1936 ) the harbour and some islands were part of the Port Shelter Firing Range, an outdoor firing range for the British military that stationing on the colony. Most of
1110-401: The purpose of that regulation, they defined Port Shelter Area as: The waters of Port Shelter bounded on the north and west by the mainland shore, on the south and east by a straight line drawn from position 22°20.111′N 114°16.207′E / 22.335183°N 114.270117°E / 22.335183; 114.270117 to the southern extremity of Sharp Island (Kiu Tsui Chau), thence by
1147-418: The range ceased to be used in the 1970s. The government also relocated the residents of Kau Sai Chau , an island in the firing range to the land area of Hebe Haven (known as Pak Sha Wan in the publication) in the 1950. The permanent housing was completed in 1954. In 2011, a mortar shell was discovered on Shelter Island, which was formerly part of the firing range. Despite there is no legal definition of
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1184-405: The southern shore of Jin Island (known as Tiu Chung Chau in the publication). Environmental Protection Department , partnered with local universities, also conducted water quality and phytoplankton research in the Port Shelter. In their research, they used a border definition of the area, which their Port Shelter includes Port Shelter proper, Inner and Outer Port Shelter as well as Hebe Haven, and
1221-698: The southern side of the causeway to the southern shore of Yim Tin Tsai, thence along the western, northern, eastern and southern shore of Yim Tin Tsai, and the northern side of the causeway back to the shore of Kau Sai Chau, thence along the northern shore of Kau Sai Chau to the breakwater light of Yim Tin Tsai Typhoon Shelter, and thence by a straight line drawn true north to the mainland at position 22°23.144′N 114°18.401′E / 22.385733°N 114.306683°E / 22.385733; 114.306683 . The specified sheltered water that defined from above coordinates and natural boundaries, actually covers
1258-525: The vertical profile for some of their measurements. Another research, recorded and estimated the tidal flushing time of the greater Port Shelter area which their tidal stations were deployed in the Port Shelter proper, as well as in Rocky Harbour, Hebe Haven, Inner Port Shelter and Outer Port Shelter. Such as a station at Leung Shuen Wan ( 糧船灣 ; or known as High Island ) and in Po Toi O . They concluded that in
1295-412: The west and Tai Chung River in the north west. Tides, sea currents and river drifts form alleviates and beaches in the haven, although the tidal flow is of minimal strength. A number of smaller streams run into the haven, notably one at the extreme north western edge, just north of Pak Sha Wan. The mangrove area surrounding this stream is a good place in Hong Kong to see the black-capped kingfisher , it
1332-407: Was 29. In 1952, Hakka farmers and shopkeepers of Kau Sai Chau were required to relocate, because the place was located in the centre of a large area of sea about to be designated as a military firing range. The villagers were resited to Kau Sai San Tsuen , off Hiram's Highway at Pak Sha Wan . Two declared monuments of Hong Kong are located on Kau Sai Chau: a prehistoric rock carving and
1369-607: Was formerly known as Keui Island. 'Kau Sai Chau', the transliteration of the Chinese name through the Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation system, was later adopted as its English name. Kau Sai Chau is located south of the Sai Kung Peninsula . Its northern shore forms part of the southern limit of Port Shelter Sheltered Water , of which it is the largest island. Kau Sai Chau is connected in
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