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Rambler Channel is a body of water
Channel (geography)

In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river, slough or ocean strait consisting of a bed and banks.A channel is also the natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar , bay, or any shallow body of water....
 in 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....
 that separates Tsing Yi Island from mainland Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula

The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, China....
, namely Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan

Tsuen Wan is a bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. A market town of the Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area....
 and Kwai Chung
Kwai Chung

Kwai Chung is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong....
 in the New Territories
New Territories

New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
. The channel separates the two landmasses by 900 meters at its widest point.

Historically, the channel was known as Tsing Yi Mun and Tsing Yi Channel.

The shoreline of the channel has changed rapidly in the last several decades, owing to the development of Tsuen Wan New Town
Tsuen Wan New Town

Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans over Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of proper Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Island, Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island....
 and the Kwai Chung Container Port
Port of Hong Kong

The Port of Hong Kong, located by the South China Sea, is a deepwater seaport dominated by trade in containerization manufactured products, and to a lesser extent raw materials and passengers....
.






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Rambler Channel From Eastern Tsing Yi Island
Rambler Channel is a body of water
Channel (geography)

In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river, slough or ocean strait consisting of a bed and banks.A channel is also the natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar , bay, or any shallow body of water....
 in 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....
 that separates Tsing Yi Island from mainland Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula

The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, China....
, namely Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan

Tsuen Wan is a bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. A market town of the Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area....
 and Kwai Chung
Kwai Chung

Kwai Chung is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong....
 in the New Territories
New Territories

New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
. The channel separates the two landmasses by 900 meters at its widest point.

Historically, the channel was known as Tsing Yi Mun and Tsing Yi Channel.

The shoreline of the channel has changed rapidly in the last several decades, owing to the development of Tsuen Wan New Town
Tsuen Wan New Town

Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans over Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of proper Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Island, Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island....
 and the Kwai Chung Container Port
Port of Hong Kong

The Port of Hong Kong, located by the South China Sea, is a deepwater seaport dominated by trade in containerization manufactured products, and to a lesser extent raw materials and passengers....
. Before extensive reclamation
Land reclamation

Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds, the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state ....
, Gin Drinkers Bay
Gin Drinkers Bay

Gin Drinkers Bay or Gin Drinker's Bay is also known as Lap Sap Wan . It was a bay in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.The bay was land reclamation in 1960s and became Kwai Fong and Kwai Hing....
 was located along the eastern shore of the channel, and Tsing Yi Bay
Tsing Yi Bay

Tsing Yi Bay was a bay at the east side of Hong Kong's Tsing Yi Island, beside Rambler Channel, which is approximately Tsing Yi Park nowadays. The whole bay was reclaimed for the development of new town....
 was located along the western shore. Three islands (Nga Ying Chau
Nga Ying Chau

Nga Ying Chau , or Cap Island, is an island off the northeast shore of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong, separated by a small harbour, Mun Tsai Tong, and Tsuen Wan is at its northeast, just across the Rambler Channel....
, Pillar Island and Mong Chau
Mong Chau

Mong Chau was an island off South Kwai Chung, in Rambler Channel, Hong Kong. The island was buried in the reclamation for Kwai Chung Container Port . Its position is at the border of Container Terminal 3 and Container Terminal 4....
) once stood in the channel as well.

Transportation


Six road bridges and one rail bridge span the channel:
  • Ting Kau Bridge
    Ting Kau Bridge

    Ting Kau Bridge is a 1,177 m long cable-stayed bridge in Hong Kong that spans from the northwest of Tsing Yi Island and Tuen Mun Road. It is adjacent to Tsing Ma Bridge which also serves as major connector between the Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau Island and the rest of Hong Kong....
    , connecting Tsing Yi Island with Tuen Mun Road
    Tuen Mun Road

    Tuen Mun Road is a major expressway in Hong Kong which connects Tuen Mun in the New Territories with Tsuen Wan. It is part of Hong Kong's Route 9 , which circumnavigates the New Territories....
     and Tai Lam Tunnel
    Tai Lam Tunnel

    Tai Lam Tunnel is a dual 3-lane Route 3 tunnel in Hong Kong. The tunnel and its highway connection itself are also known as Route 3 , which is 10.1 km long connecting Au Tau, Yuen Long and Ting Kau, Tsuen Wan....
  • Tsing Yi Bridge
    Tsing Yi Bridge

    Tsing Yi Bridge is the first bridge to Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. It crosses Rambler Channel, connecting Tsing Yi Island and Tsing Chau of Kwai Chung....
    , usually known as the Tsing Yi South Bridge
  • Kwai Tsing Bridge, usually known as the second Tsing Yi South Bridge
  • Cheung Tsing Bridge, part of Tsing Kwai Highway
    Tsing Kwai Highway

    Tsing Kwai Highway is a section of Route 3 in Hong Kong, previously known as Route 3 - Kwai Chung Section. From its junction with West Kowloon Highway at Mei Foo Sun Chuen, the expressway runs in the form of a 3 kilometre dual-4 lane viaduct atop Kwai Chung Road and Kwai Tai Road, circumscribing the Port of Hong Kong#Kwai Tsing Container...
     (Route 3
    Route 3 (Hong Kong)

    Route 3 is a series of expressways in Hong Kong from Sai Ying Pun on the Hong Kong Island to Yuen Long in the New Territories, via Yau Ma Tei, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi....
    ), leading to Cheung Tsing Tunnel
    Cheung Tsing Tunnel

    Cheung Tsing Tunnel or Cheung Ching Tunnel is a dual tube 3-lane tunnel on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It is part of Tsing Kwai Highway of Route 3 ....
  • Tsing Tsuen Bridge, usually known as the Tsing Yi North Bridge
  • Tsing Lai Bridge
    Tsing Lai Bridge

    Tsing Lai Bridge is a rail bridge for MTR and Airport Express over Rambler Channel of Hong Kong, linking Tsing Yi Station and Lai King Station, as its name reflects the first word of each station....
    , the sole railway bridge, used by the MTR
    MTR

    MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English....
     metro
    Rapid transit

    A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
     system
  • Stonecutters Bridge
    Stonecutters Bridge

    Stonecutters Bridge is a high level cable-stayed bridge which spans the Rambler Channel in Hong Kong, connecting Nam Wan Kok, Tsing Yi Island and Stonecutters Island....
    , connecting Tsing Yi Island with Stonecutters Island
    Stonecutters Island

    Stonecutters Island or Ngong Shuen Chau is a former island in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Following land reclamation, it is now annexed to the Kowloon peninsula....
     (under construction)


Ferry Pier

  • Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier (demolished for Tsuen Wan West Station)
  • Tsing Yi Ferry Pier (ferry services to this pier have ceased)


See also

  • Rambler Channel Typhoon Shelter
    Rambler Channel Typhoon Shelter

    Rambler Channel Typhoon Shelter is a typhoon shelter in Rambler Channel, near Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. It was built in 1966 with a size of 16 hectares ....


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