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  Shing Mun River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Along the Shing Mun River are high-rise residential, commercial and industrial buildings with numerous village type developments scattered around.
Although the Shing Mun River is primarily designed for the drainage of stormwater from Sha Tin with a catchment area of 37km², it is also a popular place for recreational users such as rowers, riverside walkers and cyclists.
The Shing Mun River had once been heavily polluted from the indiscriminate discharges from livestock, industrial, commercial and domestic sources.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shing_mun_river.htm   (281 words)

  
 Sha Tin
Covering an area of approximately 60 km² and built mostly on reclaimed land along the banks of the Shing Mun River, Sha Tin is a well developed new town comprising mainly residential areas.
The Shing Mun River is a 7 km long, 200m wide channel running from the Tai Wai area, through the Sha Tin town centre to the Tolo Harbour.
Although the Shing Mun River is primarily designed for the drainage of stormwater from Sha Tin with a catchment area of 37km2, it is also a popular place for recreational users such as rowers, riverside walkers and cyclists.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/sha_tin.html   (991 words)

  
 ipedia.com: History of Hong Kong Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Guangzhou flourished as an international trading center during the Tang Dynasty.
This "Tuen Mun island" and village has been interpreted as proof of the maritime trading decline of the aforementioned "Tuen Mun area".
Shing Mun Redoubt and the Gin Drinker's Line
www.ipedia.com /history_of_hong_kong.html   (2821 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: History of Hong Kong
Lamma Island Power Station and Hung Shing Ye beach Lamma Island (南丫島; pinyin: nán yā dǎo; Jyutping: Nam4 Nga1 Dou2), also known as “Po Liu Chau”, is the third largest island in Hong Kong and part of the Islands District, Hong Kong.
The so-called "Tuen Mun area" (which can be thought of as the area from Lantau Island to Dongguan in Guangdong) served as an outer port, naval base, salt production and anchorage area.
On December 25, 1941 - which has gone down in history as Black Christmas to local people - British colonial officials headed by the Governor of Hong Kong Mark Aitchison Young surrendered in person at the Japanese headquarters on the third floor of (the hotel) The Peninsula Hong Kong.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Hong-Kong   (10443 words)

  
 Travel Resources for Hong Kong from office1000.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harbour Plaza North Point is the focal point of the exciting North Point-Quarry Bay area-fast becoming Hong Kongs most sought after location for office and retail space.
Located one block from the Star Ferry, Clock Tower, Space Museum and Cultural Center, The Langham Hotel Hong Kong is a minutes walk to The Star Ferry and Mass Transit Railway.
The Regal Riverside Hotel is a luxury property overlooking the Shing Mun River in Shatin, approximately 25 miles from Hong Kong International Airport.
travel.office1000.com /HongKong.html   (6123 words)

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