Kau Shat Wan

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Kau Shat Wan (Chinese: 狗虱灣, literally dog flea bay) was a bay located between Discovery Bay and Mui Wo on Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. In the 1990s, the Hong Kong Government decided to reclaim the bay to construct a Government explosives depot and replace the one on Stonecutters Island. The depot started operation in 1997.An automatic irrigation system run by solar power was tried out on a vegetated slope at Kau Shat Wan. The dismantled components of Queen's Pier are now also stored in there.

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Kau Shat Wan
Tung Wan Tau Road, Islands District

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N 22.2756 °	E 114.003 °

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香港遊樂場協會賽馬會銀鑛灣營 HKPA Jockey Club Silvermine Bay Camp

Tung Wan Tau Road 30
Islands District
Hong Kong, China
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