Wan Tsai () is a peninsula at the northern extremity of the north-western

Sai Kung Peninsula The Sai Kung Peninsula () is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Its name comes from Sai Kung Town in the central southern area of the peninsula. The southern part of the peninsula is administered by Sai ...

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 ...

, with

Hoi Ha Wan Hoi Ha Wan () or Jone's Cove is a bay at the north of Sai Kung Peninsula. It is part of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, a Marine parks in Hong Kong, marine park in Hong Kong. The village of Hoi Ha is located on the innermost shore of Hoi Ha Wan. The l ...

to its west and Long Harbour on its east. Grass Island lies east of the peninsula.

Geography

Joined to the mainland by an isthmus at Lan Lo Au, Wan Tsai consists of the two hills Tai Leng Tun and Nam Fung Shan. Its northern tip is

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().

Facilities

Facilities are available at Wan Tsai for camping.Sai Kung West (Wan Tsai Ext.)
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Scouts

The Scout Association of Hong Kong The Scout Association of Hong Kong is the largest scouting organisation in Hong Kong. Scout training was first introduced in Hong Kong by Rev Spink of St Andrew's Church, Kowloon in 1909 and 1910 by the Protestant based Boys' Brigade, Chums (pa ...

organised a

Jamboree In Scouting, a jamboree is a large gathering of Scouts and/or Girl Guides who rally at a national or international level. History The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom. Since then, there have been t ...

for all Hong Kong and international Scouts on the peninsula for a week between 1999 and 2000 to celebrate the millennium. Another Jamboree was held there in 2001 to celebrate 90 years of Hong Kong Scouting.

Conservation

The peninsula had been a restricted area before being opened to the public in late 1999. Since 1996, the peninsula has been designated the Wan Tsai Extension of

Sai Kung West Country Park Sai Kung West Country Park () is a country park on the Sai Kung Peninsula in northeast Hong Kong. Opened in 1978 the park's sights include: * Wong Chuk Wan () * Tai Mong Tsai () * Pak Tam Chung * Yung Shue O * Lai Chi Chong * Hoi Ha M ...

Access

Wan Tsai is reachable by

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from

Wong Shek Pier Wong Shek Pier () is a public pier on the shore of Long Harbour (Hong Kong), Long Harbour () in the north-east of Hong Kong's New Territories. It is situated in the Wong Shek () area of the Sai Kung Peninsula. Administratively it is in Tai Po D ...

in Wong Shek, situated on the south-western shore of Long Harbour.

References

Peninsulas of Hong Kong Places in Hong Kong Sai Kung Peninsula {{TaiPo-geo-stub