Mo Tat
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Mo Tat (Template:Zh) is a small village in the southern part of Lamma Island, Hong Kong, on the spur of land that juts east and faces Aberdeen. The village is composed of three different areas: Mo Tat Wan (Template:Zh) along the beach, Mo Tat Sun Tsuen (Template:Zh) on the hill and Mo Tat or Mo Tat Old Village (Template:Zh) in the valley.
The village has no shops or commercial centre, although there is a restaurant near the ferry pier.
Administration
Mo Tat and Mo Tat Wan are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
Rejected luxury real estate plan
Mainland China-based Agile Property Holdings had proposed in 2011 a private luxury development with a large 500-yacht marina, one 120-room hotel, 900 upmarket residential units across Tung O Wan to the northern part of the bay. The size of this rejected project was to be equal to 125 standard football fields.[2]
The development site boundary would only have been 200 to 300 metres away from Sham Wan, a nesting ground for the endangered green turtle in the south of Lamma which is listed by the government as a "site of special scientific interest" with restricted entry. Alan Leung Sze-lun, senior conservation officer for WWF Hong Kong, said his group was very worried about the project's impact on the endangered species.[3]
Transport
There is a public ferry running between Aberdeen and Sok Kwu Wan via Mo Tat operated by Chuen Kee Ferry.[4][5] Ferries run to Central from Sok Kwu Wan, a village also 20 minutes by foot from Mo Tat.
References
External links
- Delineation of area of existing village Mo Tat (Lamma South) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Delineation of area of existing village Mo Tat Wan (Lamma South) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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