A Chau Explained

A Chau is a small uninhabited island in the inner most of Starling Inlet (Sha Tau Kok Hoi), off Nam Chung,^[1] in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District, and falls within the Closed Area.

Fauna

A Chau has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985.^[2] The fauna of the island includes night heron, little egret, great egret, black-headed gull and herring gull. It is also a breeding site for the passage migrants.^[1] It was reported in 2007 that A Chau was the largest egretry in Hong Kong and may also have been one of the most important night roosting sites for the ardeids in winter.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong
• Yim Tso Ha

Notes and References

1. http://sc.legco.gov.hk/sc/library.legco.gov.hk:1080/search/XHong+Kong+%28China%29.+Town+Planning+Board+--+Periodic&SORT=D&searchscope=10/XHong+Kong+%28China%29.+Town+Planning+Board+--+Periodic&SORT=D&searchscope=10/157,19375,19375,E/l962&FF=XHong%2BKong%2B%28China%29.%2BTown%2BPlanning%2BBoard%2B--%2BPeriodic%26SORT%3DD%26searchscope%3D10&163,163,,10,0 Town Planning Board - Approved Luk Keng and Wo Hang Outline Zoning Plan, October 2006
2. http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/annex_b.html Environment Protection Department - Site of Special Scientific Interest
3. http://www.afcd.gov.hk/sc_chi/publications/publications_con/files/IssueNo14.pdf "Review of Egretries in Hong Kong", in Hong Kong Biodiversity, Issue No. 14 March 2007, pp. 1-6.
4. [Hong Kong Bird Watching Society]