Town Island

Town Island, viewed from the south.

Lighthouse at the northwestern corner of Town Island.

Town Island (Chinese: 伙頭墳洲, Fo Tau Fan Chau), also known as Dawn Island^[1] is an island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located south of the former High Island, in the Sai Kung District of the territory.

A drug rehabilitation centre was established on the island in 1976.^[1] It is run by Operation Dawn.^[2]

The electricity for the island is supplied from photovoltaic panels by CLP Group.

The island is served by a ferry route from Sai Kung twice a day, except public holidays.

References

1 2 CLP's First Off-grid Commercial RE Supply Project for Dawn Island
↑ CLP Lights up First Hong Kong Customer with Solar Energy Stage 1 of Town Island Renewable Energy Power Station Commissioned Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, 13 January 2010

External links

Chan, Tin-kuen, Anthony, "Parade for the queen: safeguarding the intangible heritage of the Tin Hau Sea Ritual in Leung Shuen Wan, Sai Kung", University of Hong Kong dissertation, 2006

22°20′4.51″N 114°21′53.32″E / 22.3345861°N 114.3648111°E / 22.3345861; 114.3648111

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[First_Off-grid-1] 1 2 CLP's First Off-grid Commercial RE Supply Project for Dawn Island

[2] CLP Lights up First Hong Kong Customer with Solar Energy Stage 1 of Town Island Renewable Energy Power Station Commissioned Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, 13 January 2010

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