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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 (Chinese: 佛堂洲; lit. 'Buddhist Hall Island'), also known as Junk Island in English, and formerly called Fat Tau Chau (佛頭洲; 'Buddhist Head Island') or Fu Tau Chau (斧頭洲; '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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