Ma Shi Chau
Ma Shi Chau is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Harbour in the northeast New Territories. It is connected with another island, Yim Tin Tsai, by a tombolo traversable at low tide.Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: tidal island in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Ma Sze Chau”, “Masui Zhou”, “No Kot Chai”, and “Nokot Chow”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tai Mei Tuk Public Transport Interchange and Ma On Shan Public Library.
Tai Mei Tuk Public Transport Interchange
Bus station
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tai Mei Tuk Public Transport Interchange is a bus station.
Ma On Shan Public Library
Library
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
Ma On Shan Public Library is a public library located at 14 On Chun Street, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong. It opened on 2 April 2005 and was built next to Ma On Shan Park. Ma On Shan Public Library is situated 3 km south of Ma Shi Chau.
Ma On Shan Plaza
Shopping center
Ma On Shan Plaza is a shopping centre in the town centre of Ma On Shan in the Sha Tin District of Hong Kong. Ma On Shan Plaza is situated 3½ km south of Ma Shi Chau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tai Mei Tuk and Ting Kok.
Tai Mei Tuk
Quarter
Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tai Mei Tuk is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in the Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Ting Kok
Quarter
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ting Kok is an area and a village in New Territories, the northeastern part of Hong Kong. It is located on the northern shore of Plover Cove and west of Tai Mei Tuk. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District.
Tung Tau Chau
Locality
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tung Tau Chau is a locality, which is situated 3 km east of Ma Shi Chau.
Ma Shi Chau
- Categories: tidal island and landform
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Ma Shi Chau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ma Shi Chau”
- Chinese: “馬屎洲”
- Chinese: “马屎洲”
- Dutch: “Ma Shi Chau”
- French: “Ma Shi Chau”
- Japanese: “馬屎洲”
- Spanish: “Ma Shi Chau”
- Swedish: “Ma Shi Chau”
- Yue Chinese: “馬屎洲”
Localities in the Area
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