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Port Shelter, the Glossary

Port Shelter, known in Cantonese as Ngau Mei Hoi, is a harbour south of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong.^[1]

52 relations: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Bao'an County, Basalt Island, Bodianus axillaris, British Hong Kong, Cephalopholis urodeta, Cham Tau Chau, Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, Environmental Protection Department, Harbor, Hebe Haven, High Island (Hong Kong), Hong Kong, Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Inlet, James Stewart Lockhart, Jin Island, Kau Sai Chau, Kwun Cham Wan, Lung Ha Wan, Mortar (weapon), New Kowloon, New Territories, Ninepin Group, Pak Sha Chau (Sai Kung District), Pak Tam Chung, PH, Po Toi O, Qing dynasty, Rocky Harbour (Hong Kong), Sai Kung District, Sai Kung Peninsula, Sai Kung Town, Salinity, Sea urchin, Sharp Island, Shek Chau, Sai Kung District, Shelter Island (Hong Kong), Sino United Publishing, Snowflake moray, Steep Island, Hong Kong, Surface runoff, Tombolo, Town Island, Tsam Chuk Wan, Tseung Kwan O, Typhoon Mangkhut, United States Hydrographic Office, ... Expand index (2 more) »
Ports and harbours of Hong Kong

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (formerly the Agriculture and Fisheries Department before 2000, of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for agriculture and fisheries in Hong Kong, conservation projects and issues, and managing the country parks and special areas. It currently reports to the Environment and Ecology Bureau, though previously it was under the Secretary for Food and Health from 2007 to 2022, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food and Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, and before 2000, the Secretary for Economic Services.

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Bao'an County

Bao'an County, formerly named Xin'an County, was a historical county in South China.

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Basalt Island

Basalt Island or Fo Shek Chau is an island of Hong Kong and administratively part of Sai Kung District. Port Shelter and Basalt Island are sai Kung District.

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Bodianus axillaris

Bodianus axillaris, the axilspot hogfish, coral pigfish or turncoat hogfish, is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific.

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British Hong Kong

Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War.

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Cephalopholis urodeta

Cephalopholis urodeta, the darkfin hind, flagtail rockcod, chevron rockcod, duskyfin hind, duskyfin rockcod, flagtail grouper or V-tail grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses.

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Cham Tau Chau

Cham Tau Chau is a small uninhabited island in Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Cham Tau Chau are sai Kung District.

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Clear Water Bay Peninsula

Clear Water Bay Peninsula, is a peninsula in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Clear Water Bay Peninsula are sai Kung District.

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Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory

The Convention between the United Kingdom and China, Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory, commonly known as the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory or the Second Convention of Peking, was a lease and unequal treaty signed between Qing China and the United Kingdom in Peking on 9 June 1898, leasing to the United Kingdom for 99 years, at no charge, the New Territories (as the area became known) and northern Kowloon, including 235 islands.

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Environmental Protection Department

Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is a department of Hong Kong Government concerning the issues of environmental protection in Hong Kong.The EPD is responsible for developing policies covering environmental protection, nature conservation; enforcing environmental legislation; monitoring environmental quality; providing collection, transfer, treatment and disposal facilities for many types of waste; advising on the environmental implications of town planning and new policies; handling pollution complaints and incidents; and raising awareness and support in the community for environmental initiatives.

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Harbor

A harbor (American English), or harbour (Canadian English, British English; see spelling differences), is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored.

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Hebe Haven

Hebe Haven, also known as Pak Sha Wan, is a harbour on the south shore of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Hebe Haven are Ports and harbours of Hong Kong and sai Kung District.

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High Island (Hong Kong)

High Island or Leung Shuen Wan Chau is a former island located in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong, within Sai Kung District.

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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 UNESCO Global Geopark

Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, formerly Hong Kong National Geopark, was inaugurated on 3 November 2009.

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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Tai Po Tsai, Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are sai Kung District.

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Inlet

An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, cove, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea.

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James Stewart Lockhart

Sir James Haldane Stewart Lockhart, (25 May 1858 – 26 February 1937) was a British colonial official in Hong Kong and China for more than 40 years.

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Jin Island

Jin Island or Tiu Chung Chau is an island in the Port Shelter, the New Territories, Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Jin Island are sai Kung District.

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Kau Sai Chau

Kau Sai Chau is an island located off the coast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, with an area of 6.70 km2, making it the 6th largest island of Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Kau Sai Chau are sai Kung District.

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Kwun Cham Wan

Kwun Cham Wan is a small island in Port Shelter, Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Kwun Cham Wan are sai Kung District.

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Lung Ha Wan

Lung Ha Wan is a bay at the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Hong Kong.

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Mortar (weapon)

A mortar today is usually a simple, lightweight, man-portable, muzzle-loaded cannon, consisting of a smooth-bore (although some models use a rifled barrel) metal tube fixed to a base plate (to spread out the recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount and a sight.

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New Kowloon

New Kowloon is an area in Hong Kong, bounded to the south by Boundary Street, and to the north by the ranges of the Eagle's Nest, Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak.

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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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Ninepin Group

The Ninepin Group or Kwo Chau Islands is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Ninepin Group are sai Kung District.

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Pak Sha Chau (Sai Kung District)

Pak Sha Chau is an island of Hong Kong.

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Pak Tam Chung

Pak Tam Chung is an area in the southern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula in the New Territories of Hong Kong.

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PH

In chemistry, pH, also referred to as acidity or basicity, historically denotes "potential of hydrogen" (or "power of hydrogen").

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Po Toi O

Po Toi O is a small fishing village at Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.

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Rocky Harbour (Hong Kong)

Rocky Harbour or Leung Shuen Wan Hoi is a harbour at the south-east of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Rocky Harbour (Hong Kong) are Ports and harbours of Hong Kong and sai Kung District.

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Sai Kung District

Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong.

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Sai Kung Peninsula

The Sai Kung Peninsula is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Sai Kung Peninsula are sai Kung District.

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Sai Kung Town

Sai Kung Town, or simply Sai Kung, is a town on the Sai Kung Peninsula facing Sai Kung Hoi (Inner Port Shelter, part of Sai Kung District) in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Sai Kung Town are sai Kung District.

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Salinity

Salinity is the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity).

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Sea urchin

Sea urchins or urchins, alternatively known as sea hedgehogs, are typically spiny, globular animals, echinoderms in the class Echinoidea.

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Sharp Island

Sharp Island or Kiu Tsui Chau is the largest island in the Kiu Tsui Country Park located at Port Shelter of Sai Kung, Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Sharp Island are sai Kung District.

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Shek Chau, Sai Kung District

Shek Chau is a small island in the Port Shelter, Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Shek Chau, Sai Kung District are sai Kung District.

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Shelter Island (Hong Kong)

Shelter Island, known in Cantonese as Ngau Mei Chau, is an island located in the water body Port Shelter (Ngau Mei Hoi; literally Cow Tail Sea), in the Sai Kung District, the New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., China. Port Shelter and Shelter Island (Hong Kong) are sai Kung District.

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Sino United Publishing

Sino United Publishing (Holdings) Limited is Hong Kong's largest integrated publishing group, formed in 1988 from the integration of some of the historic publishing agencies.

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Snowflake moray

The snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa), also known as the clouded moray among many vernacular names, is a species of marine eel of the family Muraenidae.

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Steep Island, Hong Kong

Steep Island, also known as Ching Chau is a small uninhabited island of Hong Kong, located off the eastern coast of Clear Water Bay Peninsula. Port Shelter and Steep Island, Hong Kong are sai Kung District.

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Surface runoff

Surface runoff (also known as overland flow or terrestrial runoff) is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to channel runoff (or stream flow).

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Tombolo

A tombolo is a sandy or shingle isthmus.

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Town Island

Town Island (Fo Tau Fan Chau), also known as Dawn Island is an island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Town Island are sai Kung District.

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Tsam Chuk Wan

Tsam Chuk Wan is a bay of the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. Port Shelter and Tsam Chuk Wan are sai Kung District.

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Tseung Kwan O

Tseung Kwan O New Town, commonly known as Tseung Kwan O, is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named. Port Shelter and Tseung Kwan O are sai Kung District.

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References

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

Also known as Inner Port Shelter, Ngau Mei Hoi, Outer Port Shelter, Outer Port Shelter Marine Park, Port Shelter Firing Range, Port Shelter Water Control Zone, Sai Kung Hoi.

, World Wide Fund for Nature, Yim Tin Tsai (Sai Kung District).

Port Shelter, the Glossary

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Ports and harbours of Hong Kong

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