Pillar Island

Pillar Island or Tsing Chau was an island in the Kwai Chung area of Hong Kong, sitting at the mouth of Gin Drinkers Bay, by the side of the Rambler Channel, opposite Tsing Yi Island.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 14 metres
Description: former island in Rambler Channel, Hong Kong
Also known as: “Tsing Chau” and “Tsing Chau Teng”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cheung Tsing Bridge and Tsing Yi Bridge.

Cheung Tsing Bridge

Bridge

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Cheung Tsing Bridge, formerly Rambler Channel Bridge, is a bridge crossing Rambler Channel in Hong Kong, connecting Cheung Tsing Tunnel on Tsing Yi Island and Kwai Chung section of Tsing Kwai Highway.

Tsing Yi Bridge

Bridge

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Tsing Yi South Bridge, opened as the Tsing Yi Bridge on 28 February 1974, was the first bridge to Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. It spans the Rambler Channel, linking Tsing Yi Island to the former Pillar Island, Kwai Chung.

Kwai Tsing Bridge

Bridge

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Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge or Duplicate Tsing Yi Bridge or Kwai Tsing Bridge is a 640-metre long bridge connecting Tsing Yi Island and Kwai Chung over the Rambler Channel of Hong Kong in parallel to Tsing Yi Bridge, which deteriorated owing to years of heavy usage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chung Mei Lo Uk Village and Sai Shan.

Chung Mei Lo Uk Village

Village

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Sai Shan

Locality

Sai Shan Village is a village on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. The village was beneath the valley of Sai Shan and Tsing Yi Peak near Mayfair Gardens and the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education.