San Tau

San Tau (Chinese: 䃟頭) is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

San Tau.

Former San Tau School (䃟頭學校).

San Tau Beach Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) along Tung Chung Bay. The Ngong Ping 360 gondola lift is visible in the upper part of the picture.

Administration

San Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

Conservation

San Tau Beach, a shallow sheltering beach on the west coast of Tung Chung Bay, covering an area of 2.7 hectares, was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1994.[2][3]

Access

San Tau is located along Tung O Ancient Trail.

See also

List of coin hoards in China

References

"List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
"Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)". Planning Department.
"Site of Special Scientific Interest - San Tau Beach" (PDF). Planning Department. 30 September 1992.

Further reading

Mick Atha (March 2012). "Archaeological Investigation at San Tau, Lantau Island (Oct.-Dec. 2011)" (PDF). Hong Kong Archaeological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-02. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

External links

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Delineation of area of existing village San Tau (Tai O) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

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