Hak Kok Tau
Cape Collinson, also Hak Kok Tau, is a cape located near Ngan Wan between Siu Sai Wan and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Cape Collinson” and “Heijiao Tou”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground and Siu Sai Wan Public Library.
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Stadium
Photo: Ngchikit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It occupies about 43,000 square metres and its construction cost over HK $230 million.
Pottinger Peak
Peak
Photo: Tohtoh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pottinger Peak is a mountain on the eastern side of Hong Kong Island. It is located south of Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan and north of Big Wave Bay. Initially known as Ma Tong Peak, it was renamed Pottinger Peak after Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siu Sai Wan and Tai Long Wan.
Siu Sai Wan
Suburb
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Siu Sai Wan is a residential area in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of Chai Wan, and is administratively under the Eastern District. The population was 59,729 in June 2011.
Tai Long Wan
Suburb
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Big Wave Bay or Tai Long Wan is a bay in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern coast of Hong Kong Island, south of Cape Collinson and north of Shek O. This bay should not be confused with the bay with the same name in Sai Kung.
Hak Kok Tau
- Category: landform
- Location: Eastern District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.26134° or 22° 15′ 41″ northLongitude
114.25752° or 114° 15′ 27″ eastOpen location code
7PJP7765+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2332716217OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
1819809Wikidata ID
Q5034724
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Hak Kok Tau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Collinson”
- Chinese: “哥連臣角”
- Chinese: “歌連臣角”
- Chinese: “黑角头”
- Chinese: “黑角頭”
- Swedish: “Cape Collinson (udde i Hongkong)”
- Swedish: “Cape Collinson”
- Wu Chinese: “歌连臣角”
- Yue Chinese: “Cape Collinson”
- Yue Chinese: “Hak Kok Tau”
- Yue Chinese: “哥連臣角”
- Yue Chinese: “歌連臣角”
- Yue Chinese: “黑角頭”
- “Cape Collinson”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kai Pei Ha and Chai Wan Kok.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Collinson Light and rock carving at Cape Collinson.
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