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In the News (Tue 8 Dec 09)

  
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Lamma residents have sent in a flurry of last-minute objections to a proposed ring road for emergency vehicle access they claim is 'damaging and unnecessary'.
Ms Chu said the ring road seemed to have been planned without any reference to other projects in Yung Shue Wan, such as plans for a narrow promenade along the waterfront for pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
The future development in Yung Shue Wan had been taken into account in the layout plan, the spokesman said.
www.saveourshorelines.bizland.com /project02.html   (895 words)

  
  Lamma Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
There are regular ferry services to Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan from the Outlying Islands Ferry Pier No. 4 in Central on Hong Kong Island, as well as to Yung Shue Wan via Pak Kok from a pier in Aberdeen near the fish market.
The northern village is called Yung Shue Wan (Banyan Tree Bay) and the eastern village Sok Kwu Wan.
Yung Shue Wan is the most populated area on Lamma Island.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/l/la/lamma_island.html   (845 words)

  
 Tour Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Yung Shue Wan has a very relaxed feel and is worth some exploration.
Until a few decades ago, Yung Shue Wan was a small rural village, depending chiefly on agriculture and fishing.
Tung O Wan and the nearby Sham Wan are two sandy beaches sitting on the south coastal area.
www.hkunet.com /~lamma/attractions.html   (958 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Lamma Island
Situated at the southwest of the main island, it has a total area of 14 square kilometers and an estimated population of 6000.
The northern village is called Yung Shue Wan and the eastern village Sok Kwu Wan.
As Sham Wan is the only existing nesting site for them in Hong Kong, every year there is a restricted period from June 1 to October 31 for green turtles to breed.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Lamma_Island   (817 words)

  
 Lamma Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chow Yun-Fat, a well-known actor, grew up on the island in the village of Tung O in Yung Shue Wan.
Yung Shue Wan seen from the ferry pier
Yung Shue Wan (Banyan Bay) is the most populated area on Lamma Island.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lamma_Island   (1310 words)

  
 Lamma : Attractions | Frommers.com
Although ferries from Central will deposit you at either Yung Shue Wan or Sok Kwu Wan, I personally prefer to land at Sok Kwu Wan for a light seafood meal, hike 20 minutes to a nearby beach, and then continue onward to Yung Shue Wan for drinks or dinner before heading back to Central.
The advantage of this route is that ferry service is more frequent from Yung Shue Wan, which means you're not constricted to a time schedule.
Yung Shue Wan, which translates as "Banyan Tree Bay," is Lamma's main town.
www.frommers.com /destinations/lamma/1501010029.html   (908 words)

  
 Island walks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ferries from the Outlying Islands Ferry Pier in Central go to either Yung Shue Wan, the larger village on the northwest coast, or Sok Kwu Wan on the southeast coast (aka 'the place where the seafood restaurants are').
Ferries to Yung Shue Wan leave roughly on the hour and the half hour.
Ferries to Sok Kwu Wan are less frequent (8.40, 10.00, 11.30 and 1.10 on Sunday mornings).
www.ec.hku.hk /hiking/Islands/starting_points.htm   (884 words)

  
 Finance Committee -- Public Works Subcommittee (Papers) 6 Nov 96
There is a lack of land at Yung Shue Wan for the provision of essential infrastructure to meet the needs in the area.
With the rapid growth in population, the environment of Yung Shue Wan is deteriorating.
Mr Fong went on to say that the relative merits of the project should be pretty self-evident if the relevant authorities took to their heart the interest of the long-time settlers in Yung Shue Wan (as opposed to those who treat Yung Shue Wan as a dormitory rather than their home).
www.legco.gov.hk /yr96-97/english/fc/pwsc/papers/pw061159.htm   (3251 words)

  
 Hong Kong Tourist Attractions: Lamma Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Most of the islanders live on Yung Shue Wan, which is at the north part of the island.
Yung Shue Wan boasts of its exquisite shops, exotic cafes and enchanting bars, some of which are run by foreign traders.
Strolling on the Yung Shue Wan Street which is actually a lane you will meet a lot of foreign inhabitants leisurely walking their dogs and two or three islanders chattering.
www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/hongkong/outlying/lamma_island.htm   (683 words)

  
 From Power Station Beach to the Kamikaze Caves: Hiking Hong Kong's Lamma Island. -- ThingsAsian Article
Yung Shue Wan, the island's largest community, has now grown into a somewhat haphazard suburb of Hong Kong.
On weekdays commuters head down to the Yung Shue Wan ferry terminal, which sits at the end of a long wharf that pokes out into the little harbor.
I never seem to reach Sok Kwu Wan at mealtime, so I always pass on a seafood smorgasbord and continue down to the ferry dock that marks the end of the trail.
www.thingsasian.com /goto_article/article.2777.html   (2540 words)

  
 DiscoverHongKong - Touring Around - Hong Kong Walks
Ferry timetables to Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan are available from Hong Kong Tourism Board Visitor Information and Services Centres.
From the pier at Yung Shue Wan, follow the main path.
Overlooking the South China Sea, in between Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan.
www.discoverhongkong.com /eng/touring/hkwalks/ta_walk_walk6.jhtml   (821 words)

  
 Southwest Lamma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
For this walk I joined the Hong Kong Trampers on their end of year hike with the promise that their leader knew the way, which indeed he did.
From the ferry pier at Sok Kwu Wan, we turned right into the main shopping and restaurant street and just after the Tin Hau temple, we took the steps up to the right.
The signposters, it seems, assumed that everyone would be walking in the opposite direction to us, which in fact they were, and the trick is always to follow the path that is signposted to nowhere.
ec.hku.hk /hiking/Islands/Mt_Stenhouse/default.asp   (666 words)

  
 Hong Kong Lamma Island Photo Gallery
One of the island's easiest and most popular walks connects the two main villages of Sok Kwu Wan and Yung Shue Wan.
Yung Shue Wan showcases many Western cafes, pubs and handicraft shops along its car-free main street.
Fresh chilli crab, garlic prawns, deep-fried squid and steamed fish with ginger and spring onions are all firm favourites.
www.globalphotos.org /hk-lamma.htm   (154 words)

  
 Lamma Island
We chose to land at Sok Kwu Wan, a quaint slow moving village on this island that is somewhat reminiscent of the sixties Hong Kong-style.
We chose to start the walk around the island to the other village, Yung Shue Wan, before lunching.
Yung Shue Wan is a larger, more active town.
www.rizbee.com /2002/July/lamma_island.htm   (573 words)

  
 Finance Committee -- Public Works Subcommittee (Papers) 4 Jun 96
The population of Yung Shue Wan has increased rapidly in the past few years from about 2 000 in 1989 to 4 000 by the end of 1995.
The plan included reclamation of 2.3 hectares of land to accommodate the anticipated population growth and to provide improved infrastructure to cope with the demand from an increasing population.
Upon full implementation of the plan, Yung Shue Wan will be able to accommodate a total population of about 6 800 people.
www.legco.gov.hk /yr95-96/english/fc/pwsc/papers/pw040604.htm   (1647 words)

  
 Lamma Island ~ Yung Shue Wan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This island, with a chic, radical, and bohemian image created by its resident expatriate community, offers refuge from the concrete jungle as well as genuine glimpses of a fast-disappearing rural lifestyle.
Surprisingly good meals can be enjoyed at either of the two ferry village ~ Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan ~ and the hour long walk between them takes in a decent beach and scenic viewpoints.
In Yung Shue Wan, there are a number of craft shops worth browsing around.
www.jollily.com /lamma-e.htm   (82 words)

  
 Lamma Island, Hongkong, Regent Tour China
There is a regular ferry service several times a day to and from Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwo Wan, the two villages on Lamma, and Central District on Hong Kong Island; schedules are available at the Central District Outlying Islands pier.
The ferry trip to Sok Kwo Wan takes only about 45 minutes, navigating along the picturesque west coast of Hong Kong Island into the quiet waters of the bay.
If you take this path, you will pass a Chinese graveyard and then reach the peak of a little mountain where you will enjoy a spectacular view of the rocks and cliffs of the coast of Lamma and the islands that surround it.
www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/hkg/hk-sights-lamma.htm   (307 words)

  
 Yung Shue Wan - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
Image:Yung_Shue_Wan_from_the_ferry_pier.jpgrightthumbThe village of Yung Shue Wan from the ferry terminal.
Yung Shue Wan is the main population centre on Lamma Island, Hong Kong.
Yung Shue Wan gives a mediteranean feeling when walking through it.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Yung_Shue_Wan   (198 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Yung Shue Wan": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Star Ferry pier in Central Ferry Stanley: public pier to Aberdeen and Po Toi; Aberdeen: Aberdeen Promenade ferry pier to Yung Shue Wan, Pak Kok Tsuen, Sok Kwu Wan and Man Tat Wan on Lamma Shek 0 Sometimes referred to as the `last...
There are no cars on the island, and a V/2-hour hiking trail connects Lammds two main villages-Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan-both served by ferries from Hong Kong Island.
Yung Shue Wan, with a large and youthful foreign...
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 Lamma Island: Yung Shue Wan to Sok Kwu Wan
Lamma Island: Yung Shue Wan to Sok Kwu Wan
This image is perhaps outdated, but Lamma does offer a great contrast to the city, and its six thousand or so residents include a fair proportion who have come in search of an alternative lifestyle: maybe focusing on arts and crafts, or wanting to live somewhere rural whllst commuting to a city office.
One of the places just after the Yung Shue Wan ferry pier is Green Cottage, a store and cafe with organic/veggie foods, and a menu with dishes including (here) cheese and button mushrooms on toast, with homemade vegetarian pate.
www.hkoutdoors.com /outlying-islands/lamma-island.html   (646 words)

  
 Village Scene At Yung Shue Wan Village Lamma Island Hong Kong picture
Village Scene At Yung Shue Wan Village Lamma Island Hong Kong
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www.exploitz.com /Village-Scene-At-Yung-Shue-Wan-Village-Lamma-Island-Hong-Kong-picture.php   (307 words)

  
 Eco Focus - ECOCLUB, International Ecotourism Monthly, Issue 58, March 2004
The two largest communities in Lamma Island are Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan, both are linked by ferry from Central and Aberdeen.
The famous "Family Trail" is being upgraded in 1999 by the government to provide good quality hiking facilities for visitors, and many visitors hike this famous trail between Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan, takes 1.5 hours to complete.
Both Sok Kwu Wan and Yung Shue Wan are famous places for seafood restaurants, and business thrive in this area as visitors come here for seafood after completed the short hike.
www.ecoclub.com /news/058/ecofocus.html   (1877 words)

  
 yung stock images / stock images of yung photos search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Yung Shue Wan Village, Lamma Island, Hong Kong, China ?
Chinese hand painted mask, Yu Yung, Shanghai, China.
Thousand year old egg and pickled cabbage chopsticks and silver spoon Yung K...
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 Beaches of Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach is located on Ma Wan island.
To reach the beach you will need to travel to Yung Shue Wan from Central by ferry, and then walk for about 20 minutes.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tung_Wan_Beach   (2007 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Corviniana - S to Å   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Arms of the Barony of Yung Shue Wan
The largest settlement on Lamma Island (q.v.), designated the Barony of Yung Shue Wan.
A micronation with which Corvinia had warm and friendly diplomatic ties.
www.corvinia.org /minedu/enc-cor/ec-xaa.html   (137 words)

  
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 Island Bar - Yung Shue Wan - Lamma Island - Hong Kong
Island Bar - Yung Shue Wan - Lamma Island - Hong Kong
A 6-foot photo shows the village of Yung Shue Wan as it was 25 years ago, and the trophies and plaques adorning the walls, give evidence of Lamma's importance in Hong Kong's sports communities over the decades.
Home for the Lamma's Ladies Dragon Boat Association which has won the Stanley races several times, and also home for the Lamma Cricket Club which is one of the leading teams in Hong Kong.
www.compunicate.com /clients/Island-Bar   (147 words)

  
 Yung Shue Wan, Hong Kong
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 Hong Kong Map: Aberdeen — Yung Shue Wan | Hong Kong Google Satellite Maps
Hong Kong Map: Aberdeen — Yung Shue Wan
San Shek Wan [22°'0"N 113°58'0"E] - Sha Kong Wai Tsai
Tsiu Hang [22°26'0"N 114°12'0"E] - Tung Lo Wan
www.maplandia.com /hong-kong   (685 words)

  
 Drainage Services Department - All Projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Outlying Islands Sewerage Stage I Phase I Part 2 – Yung Shue Wan sewerage, sewage treatment works and outfall
Upon completion of the project, the effluent discharged from the Yung Shue Wan Sewage Treatment Works will meet the Water Quality Objectives of the Southern Water Control Zone as set out under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance and to improve the aquatic environment therein as far as practically possible.
Layout Plan of Proposed Sewage Works for Yung Shue Wan
www.dsd.gov.hk /our_projects/our_project_all/index_UID_1020.htm   (78 words)

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