A Chau

A Chau

鴉洲

A Chau (Chinese: 鴉洲) 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]

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v t e North District, Hong Kong
History	Death of Luo Changqing
Areas	Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town Fanling Sheung Shui Public housing estates in Fanling Public housing estates in Sheung Shui Wo Hop Shek Kam Tsin Lo Wu Man Kam To Sha Tau Kok Ta Kwu Ling Ping Che
Landmarks	Fanling Wai Fung Ying Seen Koon Hong Kong Golf Club Fanling Lodge Lo Wu Bridge Lo Wu Correctional Institution Sandy Ridge Cemetery Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery Gallant Garden
Border crossings	Lo Wu Man Kam To Sha Tau Kok
MTR stations	Fanling Sheung Shui Lo Wu
Islands	A Chau Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau (Robinson Island) Ap Lo Chun Ap Tan Pai Ap Tau Pai Chap Mo Chau Cheung Shek Tsui Fu Wong Chau Fun Chau Hung Pai Kat O Chau (Crooked Island) Ko Pai Kok Tai Pai Lan Shuen Pei Lo Chi Pai Ngo Mei Chau (Crescent Island) Pak Ka Chau Pak Sha Chau (Round Island) Pat Ka Chau Sai Ap Chau Sha Pai Shau Kei Pai Sheung Pai Shui Cham Tsui Pai Siu Nim Chau Ta Ho Pai Tai Nim Chau Tsing Chau Wong Nai Chau Wong Nai Chau Wong Wan Chau (Double Island) Wu Chau Wu Pai Wu Yeung Chau Pai Yan Chau Yeung Chau
Education	Fanling Public School Sheung Shui Government Secondary School Tin Ka Ping Secondary School TWGH Kap Yan Directors' College TWGH Li Ka Shing College
This list is incomplete.

v t e Major islands of Hong Kong
By area	Lantau Island Hong Kong Island Lamma Island Chek Lap Kok Tsing Yi Kau Sai Chau Leung Shuen Wan Po Toi Islands Po Toi Waglan Cheung Chau Tung Lung Chau Crooked Island Double Island Hei Ling Chau Ap Lei Chau Soko Islands Tai A Chau Siu A Chau Ping Chau Peng Chau Ma Wan Ninepin Group Tap Mun The Brothers Green Island Centre Island, Hong Kong Kowloon Rock
Former islands	Kellett Island Stonecutters Island Hoi Sham Island Channel Rock Pillar Island Mong Chau Chau Tsai Nga Ying Chau Lam Chau Rumsey Rock High Island Yuen Chau Tsai

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