Town Island Explained

Town Island (Fo Tau Fan Chau), also known as Dawn Island^[1] is an island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located south of the former High Island, in the Sai Kung District of the territory.

A drug rehabilitation centre was established on the island in 1976.^[1] It is run by Operation Dawn.^[2]

The electricity for the island is supplied from photovoltaic panels by CLP Group.

The island is served by a ferry route from Sai Kung twice a day, except public holidays.

See also

• List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong

External links

• Chan, Tin-kuen, Anthony, "Parade for the queen: safeguarding the intangible heritage of the Tin Hau Sea Ritual in Leung Shuen Wan, Sai Kung", University of Hong Kong dissertation, 2006

22.3346°N 114.3648°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/e_download/about/symposium/2011/session/ppt/E1_PPT_Paul%20Poon.pdf CLP's First Off-grid Commercial RE Supply Project for Dawn Island
2. https://www.clpgroup.com/ourcompany/news/Pages/13012010.aspx CLP Lights up First Hong Kong Customer with Solar Energy Stage 1 of Town Island Renewable Energy Power Station Commissioned