Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)
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Site of Special Scientific Interest (Chinese:
具特殊科學價值地點) or SSSI is a special area to protect wildlife, habitats and geographic features based on scientic interest in Hong Kong
. Scientic interests are special features relating to animal life, plant life, geology and/or geography. After being identified by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
, these areas are documented by the Planning Department and added to maps. From 1975 to 2005, 67 locations were designated SSSIs throughout Hong Kong.
Note: Sites marked with asterisk (*) indicate designation for geological rather than biological interest. Sites marked with # indicate designation for geological and biological interest.
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
具特殊科學價值地點) or SSSI is a special area to protect wildlife, habitats and geographic features based on scientic interest in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Scientic interests are special features relating to animal life, plant life, geology and/or geography. After being identified by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department , formerly Agriculture and Fisheries Department before 2001, of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for agriculture and fisheries in Hong Kong, conservation projects and issues, and managing the country parks and special areas...
, these areas are documented by the Planning Department and added to maps. From 1975 to 2005, 67 locations were designated SSSIs throughout Hong Kong.
List of SSSIs
- Yim Tso Ha Egretry 25/02/75
- Shing MunShing MunShing Mun is an area between Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is formerly, as suggested by its Chinese characters, a gate between the two areas separated by a range of hills. The Shing Mun Valley carries water to Shing Mun River. Before the construction of Shing Mun...
Fung Shui Woodland 25/02/75 - Tai Mo ShanTai Mo ShanTai Mo Shan has the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an altitude of 957 m. It is located approximately at the geographical centre of the New Territories....
Montane Forest Scrub 15/09/75 - She Shan Fung Shui Woodland 15/09/75
- Tai Tam HarbourTai Tam HarbourTai Tam Harbour is a harbour in the innermost part of Tai Tam Bay in Hong Kong. It is located at the estuary of Tai Tam Tuk. The resited village of Tai Tam Tuk is located at the estuary by the harbour, after construction of Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir. The harbour was once a gathering water of Tanka...
(Inner Bay) 24/10/75 - D'Aguilar Peninsula 24/10/75
- Ma On ShanMa On Shan (peak)Ma On Shan is saddle-shaped peak in east of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. With a peak of 702 metres , it stands among the ten highest mountains in Hong Kong. The mountain borders Sha Tin and Tai Po districts....
23/06/76 - Tsing Shan Tsuen 23/06/76
- Sunset PeakSunset PeakSunset Peak or Tai Tung Shan is the third highest peak in Hong Kong. It is situated on Lantau Island within Lantau South Country Park and Lantau North Country Park and stands at a height of 869 m above the sea level. The second highest Lantau Peak is on the western part of the island....
23/06/76 - Mai Po MarshesMai Po MarshesMai Po Marshes is a nature reserve located near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. It is part of Deep Bay, an internationally significant wetland that is actually a shallow estuary, at the mouths of Sham Chun River, Shan Pui River and Tin Shui Wai Nullah...
15/09/76 - Bluff IslandBluff IslandBluff Island, indigneously known as Sha Tong Hau Shan , also known as Ung Kong , is an island in Port Shelter, south of Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. It is an important area for corals and other marine life. The island is zoned as Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1979...
& Basalt IslandBasalt IslandBasalt Island is an island of Hong Kong. Administratively it is part of Sai Kung District. Together with Wang Chau and Bluff Island, it forms the Ung Kong Group and is part of Hong Kong National Geopark.-History:...
16/02/79 - Port IslandChek ChauPort Island is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Channel, in the northeastern New Territories...
16/02/79 - Kat O Chau 16/02/79
- Ninepin GroupNinepin GroupThe Ninepin Group or Kwo Chau Islands is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong. The Ninepin Group falls under the jurisdiction of Sai Kung District of Hong Kong.-Islands:The islands of the group include:...
16/02/79 - Ping ChauPing ChauPing Chau is an island in Hong Kong. It is also known as Tung Ping Chau . Tung is prepended to the name so as to avoid possible confusion with Peng Chau, another island in Hong Kong with an identically pronounced name in the Cantonese language...
* 16/02/79 - Mai Po Village 16/02/79
- Mau Ping 16/02/79
- Pak Sha Wan Peninsula 16/02/79
- Lai Chi WoLai Chi WoLai Chi Wo is a Hakka village near Sha Tau Kok, in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is described as a "walled village" by some sources. Lai Chi Wo is located within the Plover Cove Country Park and near Yan Chau Tong Marine Park .-History:The History of Lai Chi Wo dated back to...
Beach 16/02/79 - Ng Tung Chai 16/02/79
- Pak Tai To Yan 20/09/79
- Chiu Keng Tam 20/09/79
- Tai Long Bay 20/09/79
- Pok Fu Lam ReservoirPok Fu Lam ReservoirPok Fu Lam Reservoir is the first reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in a valley in Pok Fu Lam. It is actually two reservoirs with capacity of 260 km³.-History:...
Catchment Area 20/09/79 - Tai Tam Reservoir Catchment Area 20/09/79
- Beacon HillBeacon Hill, Hong KongBeacon Hill is a hill in the Kowloon Tong area of Hong Kong's Kowloon peninsula. It is the 65th highest hill of Hong Kong. It is 457 m tall.Beacon Hill is located within the Lion Rock Country Park.-Name:...
20/09/79 - Ho ChungHo ChungHo Chung is a village in Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. There is a river called Ho Chung River .-History:A Neolithic stone-working site discovered at Ho Chung in 1999....
Valley 20/09/79 - Lung Kwu ChauLung Kwu ChauLung Kwu Chau is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong...
, Tree IslandPak ChauPak Chau or Tree Island, is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwu Tan near Tuen Mun in New Territories.-Conservation:...
& Sha ChauSha ChauSha Chau is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwu Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separated by waterway of Urmston Road....
20/09/79 - Castle PeakCastle Peak, Hong KongCastle Peak or Pui To Shan is a 583 m high peak in the western New Territories of Hong Kong.In contrast to its Chinese name, which means green hill, Castle Peak is notorious for its severe loss of vegetation and weathering of its Granite surface.The area to the west of the hill was also named...
5/02/80 - Tai Mo ShanTai Mo ShanTai Mo Shan has the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an altitude of 957 m. It is located approximately at the geographical centre of the New Territories....
5/02/80 - Pak NaiPak NaiPak Nai is an area in Yuen Long District, New Territories, in the northwestern part of Hong Kong. It is subdivided into Sheung Pak Nai and Ha Pak Nai ....
5/02/80 - Man Cheung Po 5/02/80
- Lantau PeakLantau PeakLantau Peak or Fung Wong Shan is the second highest peak in Hong Kong. It is situated on Lantau Island, with a height of 934 m above sea level...
5/02/80 - Pat Sin Range 5/02/80
- Fung Yuen Valley 5/02/80
- South Lamma IslandLamma IslandLamma Island , also known as Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu , is the third largest island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District.-Name:...
5/02/80 - Yim Tin TsaiYim Tin Tsai (Tai Po)Yim Tin Tsai is an island of Hong Kong located in Tolo Harbour.-Geography:Yim Tin Tsai is located in Tolo Harbour and forms part of the southern border of Plover Cove. It is connected to the mainland in the north by a road, leading next to The Beverly Hills, and to the island of Ma Shi Chau in the...
& Ma Shi ChauMa Shi ChauMa Shi Chau is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Harbour in the northeast New Territories . It is connected with another island, Yim Tin Tsai, by a narrow strip of land that is only accessible when the tide is low.-Geography:Ma Shi Chau has...
* 24/09/82 - Tolo ChannelTolo ChannelTolo Channel or Chek Mun Hoi Hap is a channel south of Plover Cove in Hong Kong connecting Tolo Harbour to Mirs Bay. At Mirs Bay end, it is named North Channel....
(Northern Coast)* 24/09/82 - Centre IslandCentre Island, Hong KongCentre Island aka. A Chau is a small unihabited island of Hong Kong located in Tolo Harbour, in the northwestern part of the territory. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District.-History:...
* 24/09/82 - Nai ChungNai ChungNai Chung is a countryside in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located at the east of Ma On Shan, partly lying within the Ma On Shan Country Park. Despite its proximity to the neighbouring areas administered by Sha Tin and Sai Kung districts, it is actually administered by Tai Po...
Coast* 24/09/82 - Tsim Bei Tsui 10/01/85
- Ting Kok 1/03/85
- Sham ChungSham ChungSham Chung is an area of Neolithic settlement in Hong Kong. It is located near Wong Tei Tung beside Three Fathoms Cove of Sai Kung Peninsula....
Coast* 25/03/85 - A ChauA ChauA Chau is a small island in the inner most of Starling Inlet , off Nam Chung, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District. The island falls within the Closed Area.-Fauna:A Chau has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest...
9/04/85 - Lai Chi ChongLai Chi ChongLai Chi Chong 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. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District....
* 26/04/85 - Inner Deep BayDeep Bay, Hong KongDeep Bay is a bay off the northwest coast of Lau Fau Shan, Hong Kong. It is surrounded to the north by Shenzhen proper and west by the peninsula of Nantau, China. It is also known as Hau Hoi Wan in Hong Kong, and Shenzhen Bay in China.-Name:...
18/03/86 - Tsim Bei Tsui Egretry 5/01/89
- Hoi Ha WanHoi Ha WanHoi Ha Wan or Jone's Cove is a bay at the north of Sai Kung Peninsula. It is a marine park in Hong Kong.The location has a high biological value, as it shows a high degree of biodiversity...
5/01/89 - Hok Tsui (Cape D'Aguilar)# 19/07/90
- Nam Fung Road Woodland 22/06/93
- Sam Mun Tsai Egretry 13/08/94
- Shuen Wan Egretry 13/08/94
- Tai PoTai PoTai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market Station of the...
Egretry 13/08/94 - Lin Ma HangLin Ma HangLin Ma Hang is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of Hong Kong and is situated north of the New Territories, next to the Shenzhen river, east of Heung Yuen Wai and west of Hung Fa Leng...
Lead Mines 13/08/94 - Tseng Tau Coast 13/08/94
- Kei Ling HaKei Ling HaKei Ling Ha is an area on the Sai Kung Peninsula, in eastern New Territories of Hong Kong.Part of the Tai Po District. Kei Ling Ha is located at the coastal area near Sai Sha Road, at the junction of Ma On Shan Country Park and Sai Kung West Country Park.Kei Ling Ha is located in the innermost...
Mangal 13/08/94 - Pok To Yan & Por Kai Shan 13/08/94
- San Tau Beach 19/10/94
- Sha Lo TungSha Lo TungSha Lo Tung is an area of Tai Po District, in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong.-Geography:Sha Lo Tung is located at approximately 3.8 km southwest from the center of the Tai Po New Town and is bounded by the Tai Po New Town to the south and surrounded by the Pat Sin Leng Country...
16/01/97 - Shek OShek OShek O is a beachside village located on the south-eastern part of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of Southern District. The scenery of Shek O is the setting of numerous Cantopop music videos.-Geography:...
Headland* 3/02/98 - San Chau, Lantau 4/05/99
- Ngong PingNgong PingNgong Ping is a highland in the western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It hosts Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha amidst the hills which is about 34 m tall. There are many hills nearby which are also an attraction to tourists. It is now the terminus of the cable car ride Ngong Ping Cable...
, Lantau 4/05/99 - Tai Ho Stream, Lantau 5/05/99
- Sham Wan, Lamma Island 3/06/99
- South Tsing YiTsing YiTsing Yi , or Tsing Yi Island is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of 10.69 km², the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore and the annexation of Nga Ying Chau and Chau...
13/4/2005 - Tai Om Fung Shui Woodland 30/12/2005
- Shek Ngau ChauShek Ngau ChauShek Ngau Chau is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Mirs Bay, in the North-east of the New Territories....
30/12/2005
Note: Sites marked with asterisk (*) indicate designation for geological rather than biological interest. Sites marked with # indicate designation for geological and biological interest.
Related Article
- SSSI, (Site of Special Scientific Interest). A similar terminology being used in United Kingdom, whereas the SSSI of Hong Kong originates from.
External links
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hong Kong
- WWF factsheet: Hong Kong Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Copy 1) (Copy 2)