Lai Chi Chong

Lai Chi Chong (Chinese: 荔枝莊) is a village and an area of Hong Kong, located on the southeastern shore of Tolo Channel, and on the northern shore of the Sai Kung Peninsula, in the Eastern New Territories.[1] Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District.

Hong Kong National Geopark sign in Lai Chi Chong.
Lai Chi Chong
Traditional Chinese荔枝莊
Simplified Chinese荔枝庄
Residential houses and Hui (許) Ancestral Hall in Lai Chi Chong.
Mangroves at Lai Chi Chong.
Lai Chi Chong ferry pier.

Administration

Lai Chi Chong is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2]

History

It has been reported that the villages of Sham Chung, Lai Chi Chong and Pak Sha O had historically close social ties.[3]

Features

The coast of Lai Chi Chong near Lai Chi Chong Pier is the site the "Lai Chi Chong Formation", a set of Early Cretaceous volcaniclastic sedimentary rock strata.[1]

The Caritas Jockey Club Siu Tong holiday camp is located in Lai Chi Chong.[4]

Conservation

Lai Chi Chong is located within Sai Kung West Country Park, that was established in 1978.[5]

Lai Chi Chong has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985,[6] because of its geological interest.[7] The Lai Chi Chong Formation is part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, that was inaugurated in 2009.[1]

Access

Lai Chi Chong is served by a scheduled kai-to ferry service, along the route Ma Liu Shui – Sham Chung – Lai Chi Chong – Tap Mun – Ko Lau Wan – Chek Keng – Wong Shek Pier.[8] The Lai Chi Chong Pier was built in 1962.[9]

Lai Chi Chong can also be accessed via a 3.5 km hiking path from Pak Sha O.[1]

Further reading
  • "Lai Chi Chong Formation - Jll". Civil Engineering and Development Department.
  • Cheung, Chi-fai (26 July 2010). "Another sensitive land sale emerges: As anger simmers over a Sai Wan project, 42 plots are snapped up at Lai Chi Chong". South China Morning Post.

References
  1. "Lai Chi Chong. Giant's Washboard (Half-day course)". Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark.
  2. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  3. Faure, David (1982). "Saikung, The Making of the District and its Experience during World War II". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 23: 207. ISSN 1991-7295.
  4. "Caritas - Hong Kong - Jockey Club Siu Tong Camp". Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
  5. "Sai Kung West". Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
  6. List of SSSIs in Hong Kong Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Morton, Brian (1998). The Marine Biology of the South China Sea III. Hong Kong University Press. p. 549.
  8. "Kaito Ferry Service Details". Transport Department.
  9. "PWP Item No. 59TF – Improvement works at Lai Chi Chong Pier" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 23 March 2021.
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