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	Park Island Transport Company Limited - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Park Island is a major private housing estate on the island.
		In 2004, because of the rapid growth of residents in Park Island, the company bought new Dennis Dart SPDs from the UK and the very first Designline electronic-motivated HEV bus from New Zealand which is more environmentally friendly.
		Ma Wan to Tsuen Wan Pier (next to the KCR West Rail station)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Park_Island_Transport_Company_Ltd. (255 words)

	Tsing Ma Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tsing Ma Bridge (Chinese: 青馬大橋; Cantonese: cing1 maa5 daai6 kiu4; Mandarin: Qīngmǎ dàqiáo) (named after two islands of Tsing Yi (青衣島) and Ma Wan (馬灣) in Cantonese), of Hong Kong is the world's sixth largest suspension bridge (22° 21N, 114° 04 E).
		The Tsing Ma Bridge links Tsing Yi Island on the east to Ma Wan island on the west over Ma Wan Channel.
		The other two bridges are the Kap Shui Mun Bridge linking Ma Wan to Lantau Island over Kap Shui Mun, and the Ting Kau Bridge, linking Tsing Yi Island and Tuen Mun and Yuen Long, over Rambler Channel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tsing_Ma_Bridge (1463 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Central, Hong Kong
		Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry, to Sok Kwu Wan and Yung Shue Wan on Lamma
		Sok Kwu Wan (ç´¢ç½Ÿç£) or Picnic Bay is a bay in the middle east coast of Lamma Island, Hong Kong.
		Yung Shue Wan is the main population centre on Lamma Island, Hong Kong.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Central,-Hong-Kong (2193 words)

	Tsing Ma Bridge
		The Tsing Ma Bridge, which spans 1377m across the busy Ma Wan Channel, is the second longest bridge in the world after the Humber Bridge in Britain.
		The Tsing Ma Bridge was designed to carry two three-lane carriageways on the upper deck and two railway tracks on the lower deck.
		The deck of the Tsing Ma bridge is pin-jointed to the reinforced concrete structure of the Ma Wan viaduct at one end and rests on a sliding joint which also acts as the expansion joint at the other end of Tsing Yi.
	www.cityu.edu.hk /CIVCAL/book/bridge.html (1659 words)

	beaches-china (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Eleven of them are located on the Hong Kong Island and the southern part of Kowloon Peninsula and 29 of them are located in the New Territories, including the outlying islands.
		Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach is located on Ma Wan island.
		A formal monument to her achievement is erected in the children's playground on Tung Wan Beach while an unofficial monument is to be found beside the "winder surfer" cafe owned by her uncle which is situated between the two beaches.
	www.china-101.net /directory/beacheschina.html (2014 words)

	Hong Kong Islands
		The coastline of this picturesque island is always bustling with activity on weekends, but Cheung Chau really springs to life during the annual, week-long Bun Festival.
		The island also boasts the Pak Tai Temple – some 200 years old – dedicated to the “Emperor of the Dark Heaven”, whose power is symbolised by a serpent and a tortoise.
		It is an island with green hills, houses on stilts – lending it a resemblance to Tai O – and a pleasant nature trail.
	www.hong-kong-hotels.ws /attractions/islands.htm (808 words)

	Bond Between US, Taiwan Strong Despite Mutual Frustrations
		This is a provocative flag to China that the democratically ruled island may be intent on pursuing formal independence from the communist mainland.
		Chen who is responsible for souring relations with the United States - the island's biggest supporter - by threatening to relight the explosive independence fuse.
		Ma, who is also mayor of Taipei, and viewed as the front-runner to capture the presidency in 2008, is spending this week in the United States meeting with U.S. officials and giving speeches in major cities.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/taiwan/2006/taiwan-060320-voa01.htm (989 words)

	Institute of Island Studies
		While the isolation of the island has created many economic challenges, it is this isolation that is now creating an economic advantage, because it is isolation that is imperative to the establishment of a truly GM-free zone.
		In the mid-1990s farmers in the US state of Hawaii - an island archipelago with a unique agricultural industry - were encouraged to invest in a virus resistant GM papaya that was advertised as the solution to an aggressive ringspot virus epidemic that had destroyed much of their crops.
		As an island, it has a natural barrier to GM contamination, and as a separate jurisdiction able to regulate internal affairs, PEI could guarantee that foods grown here under strict regulations would be GM-free.
	www.upei.ca /islandstudies/rep_gmo_1.htm (3121 words)

	Ma Wan - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
		Administratively, the island belongs to Tsuen Wan Districts of Hong Kongdistrict.
		It is connected to Tsing Yi by the Tsing Ma BridgeTsing Ma suspension bridge, and to Lantau Island by the Kap Shui Mun BridgeKap Shui Mun cable-stayed bridge.
		Park Island Transport Co., Ltd. operates bus services between Park Island and Tsing Yi (MTR)Tsing Yi MTR station, Ma Wan and Kwai Fong, and a ferry service between Ma Wan and Central, Hong KongCentral and between Ma Wan and Tsuen Wan West (next to Tsuen Wan West (KCRC)the KCRC station).
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Ma_Wan (291 words)

	Hong Kong - Other Islands
		The island is home to an affluent community of fishermen, who crowd the harbor with their boats.
		The island's most beautiful features are the ancient brick houses, traditional temples, steep cliffs, and small grottoes where pirates used to hide their hidden treasures several hundred years ago.
		Ma Wan (Horse Bay), also called Kup Shui Mun Island, is famous for the rapids and reefs at the Rapid Water Gate and the Unicorn Rock, which is a rock formation in the shape of a unicorn.
	www.marimari.com /content/hong_kong/popular_places/outlying_islands/other_islands/main1.html (715 words)

	Association for Asia Research- Hong Kong reports first-ever dengue fever case
		A 21-year-old construction worker was stricken with dengue fever and hospitalized last week, and is currently in a stable condition, the territory's department of health said over the weekend.
		The man was working on a construction site on Ma Wan island, off Hong Kong's New Territories and near Lantau Island, and had not traveled abroad during the disease's incubation period.
		The government has fumigated Ma Wan and urged any people working at or living near the building site -- and suffering from symptoms such as high fever, headaches, rashes, cramps and severe back and muscle pains -- to call hotlines they have set up.
	www.asianresearch.org /articles/889.html (300 words)

	} angsanaspa.com : day spas {
		Park Island serviced apartment complex on Ma Wan island is designed to blend in with the surrounding sea, sky and lush greenery.
		Angsana Spa Park Island on Ma Wan Island is the first Spa in Hong Kong to feature 8 outdoor pavilions, all overlooking the scenic Tsing Ma Bridge and Kap Shui Mun waterfront.
		There is a regular catamaran service from Park Island serviced apartments to Central, to Tsuen Wan West Rail Station, and a regular shuttle bus service to Tsing Yi Airport Railway Station and to Kwai Fong MTR Station.
	www.angsanaspa.com /dayspas/parkisland (137 words)

	Hong Kong
		Stonecutter's Island was already connected to the mainland by a large reclamation project.
		Another large project is the construction of a new Hong Kong Airport on Chek Lap Kok Island, on the north side of Lantau Island.
		The bridge is being built between Ma Wan Island on the northeast end of Lantau island and the island of Tsing Yi.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/hong-kong.htm (1118 words)

	Tsingma bridges
		The Tsing Ma Suspension Bridge will have a 1,377 metre main span (the world's second longest), and be 2,032 metres overall.
		Erection of temporary footbridges, or catwalks, between the two towers of Tsing Ma Bridge is expected to be completed in June 1994, enabling spinning of the main cables to begin in July 1994.
		The bridge deck, formed by 96 fabricated steel sections measuring some 40m wide by 7.3m deep, is supported at intervals of 18m throughout is length by suspenders connected to the main cables.
	www.cse.polyu.edu.hk /~ctbridge/case/tsingma.htm (397 words)

	One China Issue
		It is the first leg of a four-day Pacific island tour that Mr Chen's opponents say is aimed at drawing attention away from calls for his resignation.
		(AFP, June 20, 2006) Kuomintang Chairman Ma Ying-jeou led 14 KMT magistrates and mayors to sign a joint statement showing their support for the proposal made by opposition legislators in Legislative Yuan to oust the president.
		For Chen, a Painful Fall from the 'Son' to the 'Shame of Taiwan' By Goh Sui Noi (Straits Times, June 2, 2006) Mr Chen, a native Taiwanese, was celebrated as the 'son of Taiwan' when he came to power in 2000, the first president from an opposition party.
	www.taiwansecurity.org /TSR-Recall-2.htm (4398 words)

	Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Sham Tseng & Tsing Ma Area
		Lantau Island and the Kap Shui Mun Bridge are clearly visible from the waterfront.
		The Tsing Ma Bridge has a main span of 1,377 metres and concrete towers that are 206 metres tall.
		The outstanding features of this unique cable stayed bridge are the 3 towers with heights of 170m, 194m, and 158m, located on the Ting Kau headland, on a reclaimed island in Rambler Channel and on the north-west Tsing Yi shoreline respectively.
	www.globalphotos.org /hk-tsingma.htm (565 words)

	HKMBA - Chi Ma Wan
		The trail is natural until you reach Shui Tseng Wan, at which point the natural surface is replaced by concrete.
		This loop was opened in 1998 after lobbying by the HKMBA to improve access on the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula and is a very gentle ride apart from the middle section, around 1/5 of the route, which involves a fair amount of bicycle portage.
		At this point you can either follow the left hand trail and do the full Chi Ma Wan Trail, which is a further two hour ride (longer in summer), or call it a day and take the right hand trail which will bring you back to the trail cross-roads just mentioned.
	www.hkmba.org /en/article.php3?story_id=46 (1418 words)

	Miscellaneous Tips - Hong Kong Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
		The area of Pokfulam is on the western side of Hong Kong island and overlooks the South China Sea.
		Ma Wan was not the usual island to visit.
		At the time I visited the island, we were in the process of considering building a theme park there.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Hong_Kong/Off_the_Beaten_Path-Hong_Kong-MISC-BR-4.html (743 words)

	International Resorts - Asia Resorts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Economics Research Associates was retained by the Hong Kong Tourist Association to conduct a feasibility study for a World’s Exposition to be held in Hong Kong for the Millennium.
		Hengqin Island is planned to be one of the major tourism destinations in Southern China, which is one of the fastest growing regions in the world.
		The Island will be approximately 96 square kilometers or about 37 square miles in size once all the land reclamation is complete.
	www.econres.com /documents/specialty_Asia.html (992 words)

	TC 71 no. 5
		At the end of April 1996, hundreds of aborigine residents of Lanyu (Orchid) island, to the Southeast of Taiwan, kept a ship carrying nuclear waste to the island at bay.
		The some 3,000 Yami still remaining on the island are well-known for their traditional fishing and farming lifestyle, which preserved much of the aborigine heritage of the islanders (see our report "The Yami of Orchid Island" in Taiwan Communiqué no. 67, August 1995).
		On May 19th, the day before the inauguration of Taiwan's first popularly-elected president, environmentalists planned to hold an anti-nuclear power sit-down protest in front of the presidential palace to call on President Lee to stop the construction of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant only 24 miles to the north of the nation's capital.
	www.taiwandc.org /twcom/71-no5.htm (1226 words)

	Islands of Asia
		ISLANDS OF Chongming, Gulangyu Island, Hainan, Hong Kong, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong Island, Lamma Island, Lantau Island, Ma Wan Island, Peng Chau, Po Toi Island, Tsing Yi Island, Macau, Coloane, Taipa, Shangchuan Island, Weizhou and Xieyang Islands, Xiachuan Island, Xiamen Island, Zhifu Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, Zhoushan Island, Disputed: South China Sea Islands
		ISLANDS OF Andaman Islands, Diu, Lakshadweep, Majoli, Mumbai, Nicobar Islands, Sriharikota
		ISLANDS OF The Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands), The Macclesfield Islands (Zhongsha Islands), The Paracel Islands (Xisha Islands), The Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands), Duncan Island, Woody Island, Spratly Islands, Senkaku Islands
	www.discovertheislands.com /islands_of_Asia.html (379 words)

	.:: Townland Projects by Geography - Projects in Hong Kong ::.
		This is a strategic and district level Planning Study covering the southern part of Hong Kong and Lamma Island.
		Proposed Rationalisation, Redevelopment and Upgrading of Stanley and Ma Hang Prisons, Hong Kong.
		Ma Wan Island Development Feasibility Study, Hong Kong.
	www.townland.com /HKGProject6-List.htm (212 words)

	Democratic Progressive Party -Taiwan
		Yu used the example that when campaigning for the wife of former Taitung County Commissioner Wu Chun-li, who was convicted of corruption, Ma had claimed that “sins do not transfer to relatives.” Also, Ma appointed the brother of another KMT official charged with corruption as a KMT deputy secretary-general.
		Finally, Yu emphasized to let the judiciary be independent and impartial, and urged Ma to not use political struggles to interfere with the legal process.
		Only a few days earlier Ma said there is no evidence implicating President Chen, but now he refuted his position for his own political gain.
	dpptaiwan.blogspot.com (8085 words)

	/data/webdev/libiss/tr11.html Sample Issue
		Lantau Island is particularly favoured by the tour operators, partly because it is a tranquil green contrast to Hong Kong, but mainly because of the popularity of the Giant Buddha at Po Lin Monastery and Tai O fishing village.
		Ma Wan island is the site proposed for a theme park presenting the history of Hong Kong and a south China fishing village.
		Ma Wan island is the location of one end of the Tsing Ma Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge built as part of the traffic infrastructure for the new airport.
	www.ittc.ku.edu /~sgauch/767/files/043.html (14447 words)

	Hong Kong Hotels
		The award-winning Kowloon Shangri-La is a landmark on the Tsim Sha Tsui Easts waterfront, affording panoramic views of Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong Island skyline.
		Novotel Century Hong Kong is located in Wan Chai, a fast-developing and prominent commercial district.
		Although twice the size of Hong Kong Island and the largest island in the bay, Lantau Island with a population around 20,000, is still undeveloped.
	www.asia-hotel.net /hong-kong (436 words)

	Hong Kong Attraction: Sightseeing in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Travel Service
		The HK Convention and Exhibition Center and Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai, which were established in 1997 to commemorate the Return of Hong Kong to Her Motherland, are also definitely worth a visit.
		The New Territories and Lantau Island, Cheung Chau Island, and Lamma Island were once fairly rural, undeveloped parts of Hong Kong., and there are still many areas where visitors can see villages that have remained unchanged for centuries.
		Lantau Island has received attention in recent years as the home of the international airport, Tung Chung New Town and the new Hong Kong Disneyland, as well as the traditional Po Lin Monastery and Big Buddha.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/hongkong (1026 words)

	TSR-Party Politics
		In addition, Ma's problematic relations with party heavyweights and his inability to present solid policies to solve the country's problems challenge his leadership in the pan-blue camp.
		DPP Alienates with Its Discourse By Chen Fang-ming
		The inter-party conflict plaguing the island since 2000 has led to increasing social division, he commented.
	www.taiwansecurity.org /TSR-PartyPolitics.htm (3796 words)

	Tsuen Wan - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
		Tsuen Wan (荃灣區) is one of the districts of Hong Kong18 districts of Hong Kong.
		Tsuen Wan district is part of Tsuen Wan New Town.
		Park Island Transport Co., Ltd. operates bus services between Park Island on Ma Wan Island and Tsing Yi (MTR)Tsing Yi MTR station, Ma Wan and Kwai Fong, and a ferry service between Ma Wan and Central, Hong KongCentral and between Ma Wan and Tsuen Wan West (next to the KCRC station).
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Tsuen_Wan (296 words)

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