San Tau (Chinese: 䃟頭) is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

San Tau.
Former San Tau School (䃟頭學校).
San Tau Beach Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) along Tung Chung Bay. The Ngong Ping 360 gondola lift is visible in the upper part of the picture.

Administration edit

San Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

Conservation edit

San Tau Beach, a shallow sheltering beach on the west coast of Tung Chung Bay, covering an area of 2.7 hectares, was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1994.[2][3]

Access edit

San Tau is located along Tung O Ancient Trail.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ^ "Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)". Planning Department.
  3. ^ "Site of Special Scientific Interest - San Tau Beach" (PDF). Planning Department. 30 September 1992.
  4. ^ "Deploying Design Thinking Approach in the Design on Revitalization of Tung O Ancient Trail and Nearby Villages (2020)". Sustainable Lantau Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department.

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22°17′16″N 113°55′17″E / 22.287818°N 113.921492°E / 22.287818; 113.921492