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Kau Sai Chau (Chinese:
Chinese language

Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages....
 ???) is an island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 located off the coast of Sai Kung of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, with an area of 6.69 kmē.

The large island is the location of the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, developed and run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club
Hong Kong Jockey Club

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, founded in 1884 to promote horse racing. It was granted Royal Charter and renamed to "The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club" in 1959....
. It opened in 1995.

One of the declared monuments of Hong Kong
Declared monuments of Hong Kong

Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to be "protected". In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette....
, a prehistoric stone carving
Stone carving

Stone carving is an ancient activity where pieces of rough natural Rock are shaped by the controlled removal of stone. Owing to the permanence of the material, evidence can be found that even the earliest societies indulged in some form of stone work....
, discovered in 1976, can also be found on the north-west of the island. Another declared monument, a Hung Shing Temple
Hung Shing Temple

Few people know much about the life of Hung Shing . Even those who claim to know tell different stories. According to legend, the original name of Hung Shing was Hung Hei, the Governor of Kwong Lee in the Tang dynasty ....
 is also located on the island.








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Kau Sai Chau (Chinese:
Chinese language

Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages....
 ???) is an island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 located off the coast of Sai Kung of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, with an area of 6.69 kmē.

The large island is the location of the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, developed and run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club
Hong Kong Jockey Club

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, founded in 1884 to promote horse racing. It was granted Royal Charter and renamed to "The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club" in 1959....
. It opened in 1995.

One of the declared monuments of Hong Kong
Declared monuments of Hong Kong

Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to be "protected". In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette....
, a prehistoric stone carving
Stone carving

Stone carving is an ancient activity where pieces of rough natural Rock are shaped by the controlled removal of stone. Owing to the permanence of the material, evidence can be found that even the earliest societies indulged in some form of stone work....
, discovered in 1976, can also be found on the north-west of the island. Another declared monument, a Hung Shing Temple
Hung Shing Temple

Few people know much about the life of Hung Shing . Even those who claim to know tell different stories. According to legend, the original name of Hung Shing was Hung Hei, the Governor of Kwong Lee in the Tang dynasty ....
 is also located on the island.

See also

  • Islands of Hong Kong
  • List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
  • History of Hong Kong
    History of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong began as a coastal island geographically located in southern China. While pockets of settlements had taken place in the region with archaeological findings dating back thousands of years, regularly written records were not made until the engagement of History of China#Qin Dynasty: The Beginning of Imperial China and the British Colo...