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{{Short description|Island in Hong Kong New Territories}}
{{Refimprove|date=July 2007}}
{{Infobox islands
|name = Chek Chau
|native_name = 赤洲
|native_name_link = Chinese language
|image_name = Port Island, Hong Kong 1.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|image_caption = Port Island viewed from [[Wan Tsai]].
|map = Hong Kong
|coordinates = {{Coord|22.501094|N|114.358975|E|display=title,inline|type:isle}}
|area_km2 =
|country = {{HKG}}
|country_admin_divisions_title = Districts
|country_admin_divisions = [[Tai Po District]]
|population = 0
|population_as_of =
}}
[[File:PortIsland1.jpg|thumb|Port Island]]
'''Port Island''' or '''Chek Chau''' ({{zh|赤洲}}) (cek3 zau1) is an [[List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong|island of Hong Kong]], under the administration of [[Tai Po District]]. It is located in [[Tolo Channel]], in the northeastern [[New Territories]]. Its name literally means red island; after the [[sedimentary]] rocks rich in [[iron]] that form this island. and volcanoes

== Dinosaur fossils discovery ==
On October 23, 2024, the [[Development Bureau]] announced that experts discovered [[dinosaur]] skeletons [[fossils]] in Chek Chau, which was the first time dinosaur fossils were discovered in [[Hong Kong]]. According to expert estimates, the [[fossil]] belongs to the [[Cretaceous]] period, about 145 million to 66 million years ago; the [[dinosaur]] may have been buried under [[sand]] and [[gravel]] after death, then washed out of the surface by [[floods]], and then buried again where it was found [[fossil]] location. <ref>{{cite news |title=Dinosaur fossils - Hong Kong’s first discovery of at least 66 million years ago was put on display to the public on October 25. Chizhou Island is temporarily closed |url=https://www.stheadline.com/society/3394618 |accessdate =2024-10-23 |work=[[Headline Daily]] |date=2024-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/access/pec/SSSI.html |title=Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=[[Town Planning Board|Planning Department]] |access-date= |quote= |archive-date=2023-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816204514/https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/access/pec/SSSI.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/access/pec/SSSI/plans/12.pdf |title=Site of Special Scientific Interest - Port Island |last= |first= |date=30 September 1992 |website= |publisher=[[Town Planning Board|Planning Department]] |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

The [[Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department]] later admitted that the fossils were discovered back in 2013 but the department has to prioritize other work and so the fossils were stuck in identification for 11 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-10-27 |title=11年前悉可能有化石漁署：聚焦迫切工作未即跟進 |url=http://www.mingpaocanada.com/van/htm/News/20241027/HK-gbd1_r.htm |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Ming Pao Canada |language=zh}}</ref>

==Conservation==
Port Island has been designated as a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)|Site of Special Scientific Interest]] since 1979 because of its ornithological interest.

==See also==
{{portal|Islands}}
* [[Hong Kong National Geopark]]
* [[List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Port Island, Hong Kong}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100405005948/http://www.geopark.gov.hk/en_landforms1j.html Danxia wonder at sea － Port Island]
{{Tai Po District}}
{{Islands of Hong Kong}}

[[Category:Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Tai Po District]]
[[Category:Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark]]
[[Category:Underwater diving sites in Hong Kong]]
{{TaiPo-geo-stub}}

Chek Chau - Revision history

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