Siu A Chau Explained
| Siu A Chau |
| Local Name: | 小鴉洲 |
| Location: | South of Lantau Island |
| Area M2: | or |
| Area Ha: | --> |
| Length M: | --> |
| Width M: | --> |
| Elevation M: | 74 |
| T: | 小鴉洲 |
| S: | 小鸦洲 |
| J: | Siu2 aa1 zau1 |
| Y: | Síu ā jāu |
| P: | Xiǎoyāzhōu |
Siu A Chau is an uninhabited island[1] of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island.
Geography
Siu A Chau is the northernmost and the second largest of the Soko Islands, after Tai A Chau. It is dumbbell-shaped and has a rugged indented coastline with steep slopes.[2] The highest point of the island is at 74 meters.[3] A beach lies to the south, and another to the north of the island.[3] [4]
Administration
Siu A Chau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[5]
History
In 1937, Walter Schofield, then a Cadet Officer in the Hong Kong Civil Service, wrote that Siu A Chau was "another settlement of early man" and that it had a "fishing village of huts very different from ordinary Chinese dwellings" at the time of writing.[6]
Features
There is a temple on the south side of the island.[3]
A low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) facility began operation at Siu A Chau in July 2005. Low-level radioactive wastes which had previously been stored in disused tunnels, two factories and five hospitals were subsequently transferred to the Siu A Chau facility.[7] Part of this waste was relocated from the disused Mount Parish air-raid tunnels at Queen's Road East, in Wan Chai. The 55 m3 of LLRW stored there had raised objections.[8] [9] The opening ceremony of the facility was held in June 2006.[10]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.atal.com.hk/proj/sp/sac/doc/ema/EChapter%202.pdf Low Level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility at Siu A Chau. Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual
- http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/p_study/comp_s/swnt/final-report/final-report.htm South West New Territories Development Strategy Review. Recommended Development Strategy. July 2001
- News: 22 March 2007 . No Man Is an Island . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310011852/http://hk-magazine.com/article/lifestyle/travel/3928/no-man-island . 2016-03-10 . .
- News: 8 June 2006 . Far From the Madding Crowd . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310020718/http://hk-magazine.com/article/lifestyle/travel/5339/far-madding-crowd . 2016-03-10 . .
- Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
- Schofield. Walter . 1983. The Islands Around Hong Kong (notes for a talk given in 1937). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 23 . 91–112. 1991-7295.
- http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/prob_solutions/radioactive_waste.html Environment Protection Department: Low-level Radioactive Waste
- http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr02-03/english/panels/ea/papers/eacb1-1956-1e.pdf Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affair – PWP Item 70DR – Low-level radioactive waste storage facility, June 2003
- http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr02-03/english/fc/pwsc/papers/p03-35e.pdf Item for Public Works Subcommittee of Finance Committee, June 2003
- http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/news_events/press/press_060624a.html Environment Protection Department: Low-level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility opens, 24 June 2006
