Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park

The Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park is situated in the open waters on the western side of Hong Kong. this marine park was designated on 22 November 1996. It covers a total sea area of about 1,200 hectares. The boundary is demarcated by yellow light buoys deployed at the corners of the marine park. The landward boundary follows the high water mark along the coastline of the islands.

Map of Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park

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The water of Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park is influenced by the discharge from the Pearl River, which resulted in low salinity seawater but high organic nutrient levels. This is also enhance the diversity of marine fauna and flora, and also provide an essential nursery grounds for many coastal and oceanic fish and shellfish species. The Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Parks is well-known of rich in fisheries resources and also important habitats for Chinese White Dolphin.. For more details on the ecology of this area, please visit the Ecology of Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park.

Scenic Spots

Besides dolphin watching activities, there are also a number of scenic spots worth sightseeing

Tombolo

Dai Sha Chau is originally constituted of two separate islands which connected by extension of sand splits from both islands and formed a tombolo. The tombolo at Sha Chau is obvious during low tide. The tombolo can be observed more clearly when viewing from the higher location such as helicopter platform on Sha Chau.

Tin Hau Temple

Another scenic spots on Sha Chau is an old Tin Hau Temple which is located on Dai Sha Chau. This temple was a traditional Chinese type built at Ching Dynasty in the year 1846. This temple was once prosper where a lot of fishermen came to worship the Goddess of the Sea "Tin Hau" and prayed for safety at work on the sea.