Wang Chau (Sai Kung District)
Island of Hong Kong
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Wang Chau (Chinese: 橫洲) is an island of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of Sai Kung District.
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Conservation
Together with Basalt Island and Bluff Island, it forms the Ung Kong Group (甕缸群島)[1] and is part of Hong Kong Global Geopark.
The Ung Kong Group Special Area (甕缸群島特別地區) covers 176.8 hectares and was designated in 2011.[2] It consists of Basalt Island, Bluff Island, Wang Chau, their surrounding islets, and Kam Chung Ngam (金鐘岩) in the southern part of Jin Island.[3] The geology of the area is characterised by volcanic rocks of the Cretaceous periods.[4]
