Bun Sha Pai () is a small uninhabited island in

Tai Po District Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yue ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. It is located south of

Che Lei Pai Che Lei Pai (), also known as Knob Reef, is an islet in Tolo Channel in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The island is north of Pak Kok Chai () and south of Fu Tau Sha. It is under the administration of the Tai Po District. Investi ...

, within

Tolo Channel Tolo Channel or Chek Mun Hoi Hap () is a Channel (geography), channel south of Plover Cove in Hong Kong connecting Tolo Harbour to Mirs Bay. At Mirs Bay end, it is named North Channel, Hong Kong, North Channel. The Chinese name ''Chek Mun'' mean ...

Name

The name 'Bun Sha Pai' is derived from it being in the shape of a

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

, which was known as "Bun Sha" in Chinese historically. Other names of the islet include 'Tung King Pai' and 'Flat Reef'.

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Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong Tai Po District {{NewTerritories-geo-stub