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Discovery Bay, the Glossary

Discovery Bay (DB) is a resort town on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.^[1]

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Bus

A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but less than the average rail transport.

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Car

A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.

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Catamaran

A catamaran (informally, a "cat") is a watercraft with two parallel hulls of equal size.

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Central, Hong Kong

Central (also Central District) is the central business district of Hong Kong.

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Cha Chi Ming

Cha Chi-ming (1914 – 28 March 2007), was a Hong Kong industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Discovery Bay and Cha Chi Ming are HKR International.

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Chek Lap Kok

Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories.

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David Akers-Jones

Sir David Akers-Jones (14 April 1927 – 30 September 2019) was a British colonial administrator.

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Discovery Bay International School

Discovery Bay International School (DBIS) is a coeducational international school located in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong.

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Discovery Bay Transportation Services

Discovery Bay Transportation Services Ltd (Traditional Chinese: 愉景灣航運服務有限公司), or just Discovery Bay Transportation Services (DBTS), is a transport company which provides ferry and bus services to Discovery Bay on Lantau Island. Discovery Bay and Discovery Bay Transportation Services are HKR International.

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Discovery Bay Tunnel

The Discovery Bay Tunnel is a toll tunnel that links Discovery Bay Road at Yi Pak Au to at Siu Ho Wan beside the North Lantau Highway.

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Discovery College

Discovery College is a private independent school operated by the ESF in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong.

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Education Bureau

The Education Bureau (EDB) is responsible for formulating and implementing education policies in Hong Kong.

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Environment of Hong Kong

The ecology of Hong Kong is mostly affected by the results of climatic changes.

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Executive Council of Hong Kong

The Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) is the cabinet of the Government of Hong Kong, acting as a formal body of advisers to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong that serves as a core policy-making organ assisting the Chief Executive.

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Golf cart

A golf cart (alternatively known as a golf buggy or golf car) is a small motorized vehicle designed originally to carry two golfers and their golf clubs around a golf course with less effort than walking.

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Golf course

A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played.

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HKR International

HKR International Limited (abbreviated as HKRI) is a conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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Hong Kong and Macau Work Office

The Hong Kong and Macau Work Office, concurrently known as the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council (HMO), is an administrative office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party responsible for promoting cooperation and coordination of political, economic, and cultural ties between mainland China and the Chinese Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

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Hong Kong Disneyland

Hong Kong Disneyland (abbreviated HKDL; also known as HK Disneyland) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport is an international airport located on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Resort Company

Hong Kong Resort Company Limited is a joint venture between HKR International and CITIC Pacific. Discovery Bay and Hong Kong Resort Company are HKR International.

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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a species of humpback dolphin inhabiting coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

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Kai-to

The kai-to, sometimes kaito or kaido is a type of small, motorised ferry that operates in Hong Kong.

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Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon.

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Lantau Island

Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao or Lan Tau) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories.

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Liao Chengzhi

Liao Chengzhi (25 September 1908 – 10 June 1983) was a Chinese politician.

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List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong

This is a list of buildings and structures in Hong Kong, in alphabetical order.

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List of places in Hong Kong

The following is a list of areas of Hong Kong.

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Lo Fu Tau

Lo Fu Tau is a mountain on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, with a height of above sea level.

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Marina

A marina (from Spanish, Portuguese and Italian: "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.

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Monohull

right A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.

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Montessori education

The Montessori method of education is a type of educational method that involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods.

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Moscow Narodny Bank Limited

Moscow Narodny Bank Limited (MNB), London was created as an independent bank in October 1919 on the basis of the London branch or Mosnarbank (London) of the Moscow Narodny Bank, which had operated in London since 1915.

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MTR

The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving Hong Kong.

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Mui Wo

Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

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New Territories

The New Territories (abbr. N.T.) is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula.

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Nim Shue Wan

Nim Shue Wan is the south facing bay on the south side of Discovery Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

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Octopus card

The Octopus card (is a reusable contactless stored value smart card for making electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong.

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Our Lady of Joy Abbey

The Our Lady of Joy Abbey is a monastery at Tai Shui Hang, on Lantau Island in the New Territories, Hong Kong.

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Outrigger boat

Outrigger boats are various watercraft featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull.

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Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America.

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Pearl River Delta

The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea.

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Peng Chau

Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

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Pump-jet

A pump-jet, hydrojet, or water jet is a marine system that produces a jet of water for propulsion.

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Resort town

A resort town, resort city or resort destination is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy.

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Robert B. Anderson

Robert Bernard Anderson (June 4, 1910 August 14, 1989) was an American administrator, politician, and businessman.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Ta Shui Wan

Ta Shui Wan was a bay in Yam O, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong, located between Tai Yam Teng and Ngong Shuen Au.

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Transdev

Transdev, formerly Veolia Transdev, is a France-based international private-sector company which operates public transport.

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Tung Chung

Tung Chung, meaning "eastern stream", is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

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Typhoon

A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least.

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Typhoon Mangkhut

Typhoon Mangkhut, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ompong, was a powerful and catastrophic Category 5 tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage in Guam, the Philippines and South China in September 2018.

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Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong

Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong is characterized by water import, reservoirs, and treatment infrastructure.

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1967 Hong Kong riots

The 1967 Hong Kong riots were large-scale anti-government riots that occurred in Hong Kong during British colonial rule.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Bay

Also known as Discovery Bay, Hong Kong.

, Transdev, Tung Chung, Typhoon, Typhoon Mangkhut, Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong, 1967 Hong Kong riots.

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