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{{Short description|Island of Hong Kong}}
[[File:Sha Chau Aerial Overview.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Sha Chau from Southwest.]]
[[File:Shachau(1).jpg|thumb|[[Sandbars in Hong Kong|Sandbar]] connecting Siu Sha Chau (upper) to Tai Sha Chau. The islet on the right is Sheung Sha Chau. The island in the distance is [[Nei Lingding Island]] of [[Zhuhai]].]]
[[File:Shachau.jpg|thumb|Tai Sha Chau]]

'''Sha Chau''' ({{zh|t=沙洲|l=Sand Island}}, formerly transliterated as ''Saw-Chow'')<ref name="impact">[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_0812002/Final%20EIA/Html/sect_6.htm Construction of Lung Kwu Chau Jetty - Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment]</ref> is an island in the northwest waters of [[Hong Kong]]. It is off the shore of [[Lung Kwu Tan]] near [[Tuen Mun]] in the mainland [[New Territories]], separated by the [[Urmston Road]] waterway.

==Geography==
Sha Chau is composed of four islets including Sheung Sha Chau ({{zh|t=上沙洲|l=Upper Sand Island|labels=no}}), Tai Sha Chau ({{zh|t=大沙洲|l=Big Sand Island|labels=no}}), Ha Sha Chau ({{zh|t=下沙洲|l=Lower Sand Island|labels=no}}) and Siu Sha Chau ({{zh|t=小沙洲|l=Small Sand Island|labels=no}}).<ref name="No Grade">[http://www.aab.gov.hk/form/brief_information_no_grade.pdf Brief Information on proposed Grade Nil Items. Item #1400] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135424/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_Nil_Items.pdf |date=2012-10-15 }}</ref>

==History==
Sha Chau was a shelter for British merchant ships [[Opium Wars|carrying opium]] during the [[Qing dynasty|Qing era]].<ref name ="1444 HB">[http://www.aab.gov.hk/form/AAB_brief_info_en.pdf Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings. Item #1400]</ref>

==Features==
A [[Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong|Tin Hau Temple]] is located on Siu Sha Chau. According to inscriptions, the temple was initially built in 1846 by fishermen from [[Castle Peak Bay]] off Sha Chau. The temple was destroyed by a fire in the 1970s and was rebuilt in 1998.<ref name="No Grade"/> It was a [[List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade II Historic Building]]<ref name="AMO">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110709224215/http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong] (as at 6 November 2009)</ref> from 1981<ref name="No Grade"/> to 2010, when its listing was revised to "no grade".<ref>[http://www.aab.gov.hk/form/AAB-SM-chi.pdf List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment] (as of 27 December 2013)</ref>

An aviation fuel receipt facility (the Receipt Jetty) is located at Sheung Sha Chau. The Receipt Jetty is where bulk intake of fuel for [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong airport]] takes place. The Receipt Jetty is connected to twin {{convert|6|km}} submarine pipelines which carry the fuel to [[Chek Lap Kok]].<ref>AFSC website: [http://www.afsc.com.hk/eng/fuel_receipt_facility.php The Process: Fuel Receipt Facility]</ref> Sha Chau was initially intended to be a temporary location for the facility.<ref>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/boards/advisory_council/ace_meeting_mins52.html Confirmed Minutes of the 52nd Meeting of the Advisory Council on the Environment held on 29 June 1998]</ref>

Tai Sha Chau is the site of an [[approach surveillance radar]] (ASR) and of a Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) for air traffic control.<ref>[http://www.hkatc.gov.hk/HK_AIP/AIP/ENR/HK_ENR1.6.pdf ATS Surveillance Services and Procedures]</ref>

==Conservation==
Since 1996, the island, together with [[Lung Kwu Chau]] and [[Pak Chau]] fall within the boundaries of the [[Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park]]. The three island have been listed as a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)|Site of Special Scientific Interest]] since 1979.<ref>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/annex_b.html Environmental Protection Department: Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027031339/http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/annex_b.html |date=2009-10-27 }}</ref> It is known as a ''dolphin sanctuary'' where is the habitat for the [[Chinese white dolphin]].

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

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sha Chau}}
*[[Antiquities Advisory Board]]. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/1400_Appraisal_En.pdf Tin Hau Temple, Sha Chau] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/1400_Photo.pdf Pictures]
*Pictures of Sha Chau: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203031847/http://blog.yahoo.com/_V3GLXZ46X4UTDH6VGMEQCULBVM/articles/931608] [http://www.fotop.net/Albert/Albert662/DSC00154] [http://www.hkha.org.hk/hiking/2012/hiking201210-12.html]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041205203553/http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/conservation/hab_protect/green_dragon/sha_chau.html Environment study from WWF HK]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&t=k&om=1&ll=22.344936,113.889749&spn=0.008951,0.014462 Aerial image from Google Map]
*[http://www.axiomimages.com/clips/view/11690# Aerial video]

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