Siu A Chau

Siu A Chau (Chinese: 小鴉洲) is an uninhabited island[1] of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island.

Siu A Chau
小鴉洲
Aerial view of Siu A Chau looking towards the South coast of Lantau Island
Location of Siu A Chau in Hong Kong
Geography
LocationSouth of Lantau Island
Highest elevation74 m (243 ft)
Administration
Siu A Chau
Traditional Chinese小鴉洲
Simplified Chinese小鸦洲

Geography

Siu A Chau is the northernmost and the second largest of the Soko Islands, after Tai A Chau. It is dumbbell-shaped[2] and has a rugged indented coastline with steep slopes.[3] The highest point of the island is at 74 meters.[4] A beach lies to the south, and another to the north of the island.[4][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.[2]

Features

There is a temple on the south side of the island.[4]

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.[6] 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.[7][8] The opening ceremony of the facility was held in June 2006.[9]

References
  1. Low Level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility at Siu A Chau. Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual
  2. W. Schofield: "The islands around Hong Kong (text of a talk given in 1937)", from Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, Vol. 23, 1983
  3. South West New Territories Development Strategy Review. Recommended Development Strategy. July 2001
  4. "No Man Is an Island", HK Magazine website, 22 March 2007
  5. "Far From the Madding Crowd", HK Magazine website, 8 June 2006
  6. Environment Protection Department: Low-level Radioactive Waste
  7. Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affair – PWP Item 70DR – Low-level radioactive waste storage facility, June 2003
  8. Item for Public Works Subcommittee of Finance Committee, June 2003
  9. Environment Protection Department: Low-level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility opens, 24 June 2006

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