Pak Sha Wan Peninsula (; ), also known as Ma Nam Wat Peninsula (), and sometimes referred to as Hebe Haven Peninsula, is a

peninsula A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. Etymology The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...

in the

Sai Kung District Sai Kung District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of land to the east of Ko ...

in the

New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...

of Hong Kong.

Geography

Pak Sha Wan Peninsula spans south from the village of Tsiu Hang (). It forms the eastern edge of

Hebe Haven Hebe Haven, also known as Pak Sha Wan (), is a harbour on the south shore of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour has one opening to Port Shelter in its south. The Pak Sha Wan Peninsula, spanning south from Tsiu Hang () hugs the Hebe ...

(, Pak Sha Wan) and separates it from

Inner Port Shelter Port Shelter, known in Cantonese as Ngau Mei Hoi (), is a harbour south of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. The water body connects to Inner Port Shelter (known in Cantonese as Sai Kung Hoi; ), as well as Hebe Haven (), Rocky Harbour () and oth ...

(Sai Kung Hoi).

Features

* Villages established along the shores of Pak Sha Wan Peninsula include Che Keng Tuk and Ma Nam Wat * Most of the area of Pak Sha Wan Peninsula is part of the

Ma On Shan Country Park Ma On Shan Country Park () is a park located in the central neck of the Sai Kung Peninsula in the eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The park covers an area of and links Sai Kung Country Park and Lion Rock Country Park to form an extensive ...

* A section of the waters offshore of Ma Nam Wat is one of the 26 designated marine

fish culture Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds. It is a particular type of aquaculture, which is the controlled cultivation and harvesting of aquat ...

zones in Hong Kong. *

Trio Beach Trio Beach is a gazetted beach facing the bay of Sam Sing Wan () and located on Pak Sha Wan Peninsula, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Go ...

is located on Pak Sha Wan Peninsula

References

Peninsulas of Hong Kong Sai Kung District {{NewTerritories-geo-stub

Geography

Features

See also

References