Chi Ma Wan () is a bay on southeastern

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, Hong Kong. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula () is where Chi Ma Wan, as well as

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, Tai Long Wan, Yi Long Wan and Mong Tung Wan are located. The Peninsula is located within the boundaries of

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Correctional institutions

The Chi Ma Wan Correctional Institution is near

on the peninsula. It was originally picked out by the Hong Kong Colonial Government as a site to house Russian refugees but in the end they decided not to build it and focussed on a prison instead. Established in 1956, it was the first

open prison An open prison or open jail is any jail in which the prisoners are trusted to complete sentences with minimal supervision and perimeter security and are often not locked up in their prison cells. Prisoners may be permitted to take up employmen ...

in Hong Kong. It is not currently in use. The Christian Zheng Sheng College, a school providing correctional services for students, is also located on the peninsula. It is a private institution not affiliated with the

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Department (HK CSD).

The Sea Ranch

The Sea Ranch () is a housing estate developed by

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Properties in the late 1970s at Yi Long Wan () on Chi Ma Wan Peninsula. The Sea Ranch is only reachable from the sea as it is located on the coastline of the

and has no road access. To reach the city centre, residents must take a private ferry from the Sea Ranch to

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which takes about 20 minutes, and then ferries from

to Central Ferry Piers no. 5 in Central provided by

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(previously New World First Ferry, NWFF) which take about 30 minutes to an hour. The private ferry is reserved for residents and their invited guests and is free for them, as the cost is included in the management fee paid by the residents. Only residents and their guests are allowed to visit the property. There are no shops or restaurants within the estate and for this reason it is unique in Hong Kong. The original clubhouse and sporting facilities have been closed for a number of years and the estate is now a tranquil and peaceful enclave on the South Lantau coast.

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Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) is a Hong Kong government organization established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO ...

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Correctional institutions

The Sea Ranch

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