Sai Kung East Country Park

Ham Tin Wan beach with Sharp Peak in the background (top left)

Distorted hexagonal columnar tuff, near High Island Reservoir East Dam

Sai Kung East Country Park (Chinese: 西貢東郊野公園) is a 44.77 square kilometres (17.29 sq mi) country park on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. It opened in 1978 and has features including:

High Island Reservoir
High Island
Pak Tam Au
Sheung Yiu
Wong Shek Pier
Beaches of Tai Long Wan: Sai Wan, Ham Tin Wan, Tai Wan and Tung Wan.
Sharp Peak
Po Pin Chau
Conic Island (飯甑洲, Fan Tsang Chau)
Long Ke Wan
Luk Wu
Long Harbour
Chek Keng

References

Sai Kung East Country Park on AFCD website

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Conservation designations in Hong Kong

Country parks

Hong Kong Island	Aberdeen Lung Fu Shan Pok Fu Lam Shek O Tai Tam Tai Tam (Quarry Bay Ext.)

New Territories East	Clear Water Bay Kam Shan Kiu Tsui Lion Rock Ma On Shan Pat Sin Leng Plover Cove Plover Cove (Ext.) Sai Kung East Sai Kung West Sai Kung West (Wan Tsai Ext.)

New Territories West	Lam Tsuen Lantau North Lantau North (Ext.) Lantau South Shing Mun Tai Lam Tai Mo Shan

Special Areas

Marine parks

See also: Site of Special Scientific Interest

Coordinates: 22°24′05″N 114°20′43″E / 22.4013°N 114.3453°E / 22.4013; 114.3453

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