Nga Ying Chau
Nga Ying Chau, or Cap Island, was an island off the northeast shore of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong, separated by a small harbour, Mun Tsai Tong, with Tsuen Wan at its northeast, just across the Rambler Channel.- Type: Locality
- Description: former island off the northeast shore of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Cap Island”, “Ngan Ying Chau”, and “Yayingzhou”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maritime Square 1 and Tsing Yi station.
Maritime Square 1
Railway station
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maritime Square is a four-storey shopping centre located on Tsing Yi Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It was built and is owned by MTR Corporation in conjunction with the opening of Tsing Yi station.
Tsing Yi station
Metro station
Photo: Qwer132477, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tsing Yi is an interchange station of the MTR between the Tung Chung line and Airport Express on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. The station is located between Sunny Bay station and Lai King station on the Tung Chung Line, and between Airport station and Kowloon station on the Airport Express.
Tsing Yi Promenade
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Tsing Yi Promenade is a promenade along the northeastern seafront of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It was built in stages from 2001 to 2004. The Promenade faces Rambler Channel, from Greenfield Garden, through Tsing Yi Pier and Maritime Square to Cheung Fat Estate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tam Kon Shan and Fung Shue Wo.
Tam Kon Shan
Neighborhood
Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tam Kon Shan is a levelled hill on a hammerhead-like peninsula situated between Moon Tsai Tong and Cheung Shue Tau on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. The peninsula was flat but slightly curved upward in the middle, resembling a bamboo carrying pole, which gave the hill its name, Tam Kon.
Fung Shue Wo
Locality
Fung Shue Wo is a basin in north Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. The old villages in the basin have now been replaced by relocated villages from the basin and nearby, including Tsing Yi Hui, Tsing Yu New Village and Fung Shue Wo Tsuen.
Tsing Yi Hui
Hamlet
Tsing Yi Hui was a town on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. Many people at that time referred to the town as Tsing Yi Main Street, namely the main street of the town.
Nga Ying Chau
- Category: former island
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Nga Ying Chau” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “牙鷹洲”
- Chinese: “牙鹰洲”
- Yue Chinese: “Cap Island”
- Yue Chinese: “Nga Ying Chau”
- Yue Chinese: “牙鷹洲”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tsuen Wan West station and Tsuen Wan.
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