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Fat Tong Chau

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Fat Tong Chau
Fat Tong Chau. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Fat Tong Chau (lit. 'Buddhist Hall Island'), also known as Junk Island in English, and formerly called Fat Tau Chau ('Buddhist Head Island') or Fu Tau Chau ('Axe Head Island'), is a former island of Hong Kong. It is now part of Tseung Kwan O (also called Junk Bay) and Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung as a result of land reclamation. It is located in the southeastern part of Junk Bay.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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