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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sham Chun River
		Sham Chun River (also called Shenzhen River or Shenzhen He) serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and mainland China, together with the Sha Tau Kok River.
		Its tributaries includes Ping Yuen River (River Ganges), Shek Sheung River (River Sutlej), Sheung Yue River (River Beas), Ng Tung River (River Indus), Buji He and Tan Shan River.
		The river flows into Deep Bay (also known as Hau Hoi Wan and Shenzhen Bay) and Mirs Bay to the east.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sham_Chun_River (235 words)

	ooBdoo
		Shenzhen (Sham Chun or Shamchun in old documents) is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China, located at the border with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
		Shenzhen eventually became one of the largest cities in the Pearl River Delta region which is one of the economic powerhouses of China and is the largest manufacturing base in the world.
		Situated in the Pearl River Delta in China’s Guangdong Province, Shenzhen Port is adjacent to HK.
	www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Shenzhen (2940 words)

	Lo Wu - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The area of Lo Wu is within Closed Area of the land border, which is made up of the Sham Chun River (Shenzhen River) and the Sha Tau Kok River.
		The Shenzhen River Regulation Project (深圳河改善工程) may well be the first Chinese project to employ the TAT system in environmental monitoring and audit.
		Due to the course of widening the river section at Lo Wu, it is necessary to reconstruct the Lo Wu railway bridge as its span is not long enough for the widened river section.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Lo_Wu (2297 words)

	Sham Chun River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sham Chun River (also called Shenzhen River or Shenzhen He) serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and mainland China, together with the Sha Tau Kok River.
		The Shenzhen Reservoir also flows into the river when it is full.
		The river flows into Deep Bay (also known as Hau Hoi Wan and Shenzhen Bay).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sham_Chun_River (221 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Deep Bay is part of a structural depression, which extends in an arc from Castle Peak Bay to Sham Chun River and eastwards to Lo Wo, and is underlain by rocks of the Lok Ma Chain formation.
		Sham Chun River flows into Deep Bay from the north-east and, in turn, the Bay opens into Pearl River Estuary.
		Sediment is deposited by Sham Chun River and Yuen Long Creek, and probably also by flood tides from Pearl River.
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0924v.htm (2261 words)

	Hong Kong - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Kowloon Peninsula is attached to the New Territories in the north, and the New Territories are in turn connected to Mainland China across the Sham Chun River (Shenzhen River).
		He first landed on the island of Lintin, which is to the west of the New Territories in the Pearl River Delta.
		Hong Kong is 60km to the east of Macau on the opposite side of the Pearl River estuary.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/HK (5699 words)

	Sham_chun_river info here at en.about-gasoline-alley.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		If your presentation is as good or Sham Chun River than your competitors, then the quality and uniqueness of your image will determine the outcome.
		Sham Chun River (also commanded Shenzhen River or Shenzhen He) serves as the dull border encompassed by Hong Kong 'n mainland China, well-adjusted with the Sha Tau Kok River.
		Sham Chun River External link External link Rivers of Hong Kong, in Chinese This Hong Kong prop rag is a stub.
	en.about-gasoline-alley.info /Sham_Chun_River (336 words)

	Travelmall China hotels tours
		The Kowloon Peninsula is attached to the New Territories to the north, and the New Territories spans northwards eventually connecting with mainland China across the Sham Chun River (Shenzhen River).
		Lies on the south bank of the Yangtze River, Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, is one of the most delightful of Chinese cities.
		The Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya (a Bodhisattva usually represented as a very stout monk with a broad smile on his face and with his naked breast and paunch exposed to view) in sitting posture.
	www.china.travelmall.com (1118 words)

	Hong Kong - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Geographically, Hong Kong is located at the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta on the southeastern coast of China, facing the South China Sea in the south, and bordering the Guangdong Province in the north.
		Hong Kong is 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Macau, on the opposite side of the Pearl River Delta and borders the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province.
		Of the territory's 1,102 square kilometres (425 mi²) and nearly 7 million residents, less than 25% is developed; the remaining land is remarkably green and significant portions are reserved as country parks and nature reserves.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Hong_Kong (6518 words)

	New Territories
		The new frontier at Sham Chun River suggested by Wilsone Black was found to be far from ideal in the survey.
		It excluded the major town of Sham Chun and the boundary would divided the town.
		Finally the boundary remained at the Sham Chun River and settled in March
	www.mcdonoughinfo.com /abouthongkong/id19.html (507 words)

	Across the Sham Chun - TIME
		The Sham Chun River, which divides Communist and British territory at the edge of Hong Kong, was running bank full.
		One afternoon, four U.S. Air Force officers sloshed through the muddy approach on the Communist side of the Sham Chun, splashed across the puddles on the bridge at Lo Wu and stepped into freedom.
		Among the first to greet them was Father Ambrosio Poletti, a Roman Catholic missionary based in Hong Kong, who offered them a pack of Lucky Strikes.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,861502-1,00.html (660 words)

	Hong Kong Encyclopedia Article @ PlanetSeller.com (Planet Seller) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Hong Kong is 60 kilometres (37 miles) east of Macau, on the opposite side of the Pearl River Delta and borders the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province.
		Of the territory's 1,102 square kilometres (425 square miles) and nearly 7 million residents, less than 25% is developed; the remaining land is remarkably green and significant portions are reserved as country parks and nature reserves.
		A former British colony, Hong Kong's education system is roughly based upon that of the United Kingdom, and in particular, the system used in England.
	www.planetseller.com /encyclopedia/Hong_Kong (6482 words)

	Weather/City Info
		The city was founded in 1594 on six islands in the Ota River delta.
		It was once a port, connected by the Manchester Ship Canal (completed 1894) to Eastham on the River Mersey and formerly accessible to ocean-going vessels.
		It is the administrative, commercial, manufacturing, and cultural centre of the island.
	members.fortunecity.com /dpilots/dpa/id27.htm (6208 words)

	Sham Chun River - China-related Topics SE-SH - China-Related Topics
		Sham Chun River (also Shenzhen River, Shenzhen He) (Traditional Chinese characterChinese: 深圳河; Cantonese languageCantonese International Phonetic AlphabetIPA: IPAsɐm₅₅ tsɐn₃₃ hɔ₁₁; Jyutping: sam1 zan3 ho4; Hanyu Pinyin: Shēnzh??n H??), together with the Sha Tau Kok River, serves as the natural land borderborder between Hong Kong and mainland China.
		Its tributarytributaries includes Ping Yuen River (River Ganges), Shek Sheung Ho (River Sutlej), Sheung Yue Ho (River Beas), Ng Tung Ho (River Indus), Buji He and Tan Shan Ho.
		The river flows into the Deep Bay (后海灣, also Hau Hoi Wan, Shenzhen Bay, 深圳湾).
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Sham_Chun_River (294 words)

	Hong Kong Travels January 27th
		It is separated from mainland China by the Sham Chun River, and consists of the New Territories, Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, and the outlying islands.
		After spending 6 days there, we learned that Hong Kong is separated from mainland China by far more than a river.
		We conducted careful research the whole week and gathered the following evidence which proves that regardless of any British handover in 1997, Hong Kong remains “of the People’s Republic of China” in name only.
	www.serasphere.net /hong_kong_travels.htm (371 words)

	Home > San Pablo, California, CA, 94806, San Pablo Real Estate, San Pablo Yellow Pages, San Pablo Classifieds, San ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Commonwealth forces decided against holding the Sham Chun River, which was quickly forded by the Japanese using temporary bridges, and instead established three battalions in the Gin Drinkers\' Line across the hills.
		On 8 December, Japanese aircraft destroyed a nearly-empty camp at Sham Shui Po where two men of the Royal Canadian Signals were wounded, the first Canadian casualties in the Pacific theatre, and the first Canadian army casualties in combat.
		On 11 December, the Winnipeg Grenadiers became the first Canadian Army subunit to fight in battle in the Second World War, with D Company acting as a rearguard during the retreat from Kowloon.
	www.sanpablocaus.com /topic/Battle_of_Hong_Kong (2075 words)

	Ah Wing's Elizabeth Bernard
		However, she could not believe people would live as the river people did that lived on boats in the river.
		Gloria was eight years old when her mother, Luk Sham, told her, "I have talked with an American, Elizabeth Bernard, and she has agreed to care for you.
		The planes came up the river, inside the banks, and before they had a chance to flee for the caves, the anti-aircraft guns on the hills fired down at the planes, and through the boat.
	www.oldpaths.com /Archive/Tune/Myles/Thomas/1929/bernard.html (16989 words)

	Enhydris bennettii (Gray, 1842) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Has also been recorded from Tai O on Lantau Island.
		May also occur further up the Sham Chun River.
		Known from Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian provinces in China.
	www.geocities.com /hkguyver/snake/114Enhben.htm (229 words)

	The Fall of Hong Kong
		To do this he formed a 2,000 - strong Mainland Brigade of three battalions; the 2nd Royal Scots, 2/14th Punjabis and the 5/7th Rajputs, supported by two batteries of the Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery and an Indian Army regiment containing a number of locally enlisted Chinese.
		As the Sham Chun River line was considered too long to be adequately defended by such a small force and could easily be outflanked by landings from the sea, a shorter one across the neck of Kowloon was adopted.
		Meanwhile, Major General Takeo Ito, commander of the Japanese 38th Division, was watching his troops; the 228th, 229th and 230th regiments supported by three battalions of mountain artillery, pour across the Sham Chun River on a wide front.
	hksw.org /despatches_106_1_j.htm (1425 words)

	Wind River: W at Canadian Content
		This was achieved by raising 3,000 km of outer sea-dikes and 10,000 km of inner, canal, and river dikes to "delta" height, and by closing off the sea estuaries of the Zeeland province
		Peninsula is attached to the New Territories in the north, and the New Territories are in turn connected to mainland China across the Sham Chun River (Shenzhen River).
		River Past Screen Recorder Easy to use and fast screen recording software.
	www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Arts/Movies/Titles/W/Wind_River (738 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Regional : Asia : Hong Kong
		Hong Kong is home to some of the most densely settled areas of the world.
		This is the Ap Liu Street in Sham Shui Po where colourful parasols intersperse throughout the pavement.
		The population of Hong Kong increased markedly during the 1990s, reaching 6.94 million in 2005.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Regional-Asia/Hong_Kong.shtml (5826 words)

	Hong Kong 1996
		This early arrival was, in retrospect, a logistical error because the new hide had remedied the intense competition for space of earlier years.
		To make matters worse, heavy rain the Friday before had swelled the Pearl River (Deep Bay is an inlet off the Pearl River estuary) and essentially was holding back the falling tide long beyond its predicted time.
		So we waited and waited, floating gently on the water, occasionally noting that the slight outward movement of leaves and other debris signalled that the tide was, at last, beginning to retreat.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/HongKong96.html (13888 words)

	DREDGING SOLUTION SPARKS INTEREST FROM CHINA AND HONG KONG
		The delegation met with ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) Managing Director, Ian Townend; Principal Consultant Peter Whitehead, and Senior Consultant Paul Norton, to discuss river-channel siltation*.
		The problem of siltation has affected the Sham Chun River since it was dredged in the 1990s; the river serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and mainland China and flows through the city of Shenzhen.
		The visit revolved around discussions of ABPmer’s successful experience of solving siltation on the Humber Estuary, the modelling techniques used by ABPmer to predict the build-up of sediment and the dredging practices that were utilised to overcome the problem.
	www.abports.co.uk /news20054723.htm (318 words)

	Battle of Hong Kong Overview - WWII.ca Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The majority of the Allied naval forces were placed in the seas around Hong Kong, in an effort to achieve superiority in a potential naval battle, meaning the land forces on the mainland were surrounded and outnumbered.
		The British and their allies decided against holding the Sham Chun River, for it was too long and might cause many perils, and instead established most of its force along the Gin Drinkers' Line across the hills.
		On December 13, they retreated from the Gin Drinkers' Line and consequently from Kowloon under heavy aerial bombardment and artillery barrage.
	wwii.ca /forums/showthread.php?t=13 (618 words)

	Hong Kong history on the MTR \| Batgung
		Archeological evidence rlating to the Bronze Age points more to occupation by sea-coast people rather than landsmen at that date.
		It is natural to expect settlements related to a water economy in this river, delta and coastal area, studded with islands, beaches and anchorages.
		Except for the fertile plain near Deep Bay and along the Sham Chun River whree the Five Great Clans of the New Territories settled, the opportunity to develop easily and profitably a large scale agricultural economy was limited in the immediate hong Kong area."
	www.batgung.com /mtrhistory (2585 words)

	I, Etcetera, by Susan Sontag
		I will walk across the Luhu Bridge spanning the Sham Chun River between Hong Kong and China.
		After having been in China for a while, I will walk across the Luhu Bridge spanning the Sham Chun River between China and Hong Kong.
		I have always wanted to go to China.
	www.susansontag.com /ietceteraexcrpt.htm (388 words)

	AutoVenture: Chauffeur-Driven and Self-Drive Tours for the Independent Traveler
		The funicular tram up to Victoria Peak, drive by Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay to Stanley Market, Aberdeen fishing village, the Cross Harbour Tunnel to Kowloon through the Refugees Resettlement Estates, Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun, Yuen Long Rice Market and then to Lok Ma Chau.
		Refugee resettlement area; Tsun Wan - an industrial district; Un Long, a farming village; Kam Tin, an ancient walled town; Lok Ma Chau Border - with a view across Sham Chun River to China; Tai Po and Shatin Fishing Villages; Amah Rock, and return to Kowloon.
		Take a drive through the city and visit the most interesting temples including Marble Temple, Reclining Buddha and Golden Buddha.
	www.autoventure.com /shorex/asia.html (265 words)

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