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 Kau Sai Chau and its golf course.Yim Tin Tsai and the breakwater are visible at the bottom right. The island at the centre right isSharp Island. | |||||||||||||
 Location of Kau Sai Chau within Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
| Geography | |||||||||||||
| Location | Sai Kung | ||||||||||||
| Area | 6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Highest elevation | 216 m (709 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 滘西洲 | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gaau3 sai1 zau1 | ||||||||||||
| CantoneseYale | Gaau sāi jāu | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiàoxīzhōu | ||||||||||||
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Kau Sai Chau is anisland located off the coast ofSai Kung Peninsula,Hong Kong, with an area of 6.70 km2,[1] making it the 6th largestisland of Hong Kong. It is under the administration ofSai Kung District.
The island was formerly known asKeui Island.[2] 'Kau Sai Chau', the transliteration of the Chinese name through theHong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation system, was later adopted as its English name.
Kau Sai Chau is located south of theSai Kung Peninsula. Its northern shore forms part of the southern limit ofPort Shelter Sheltered Water, of which it is the largest island.[3] Kau Sai Chau is connected in the north by abreakwater to the smaller islandYim Tin Tsai. The southern tip of the island is separated by a narrow channel fromJin Island. It has a maximum elevation of 216 m.[4]
Kau Sai Fishermen Village is a small fishing hamlet with about ten houses. It is located at the southern tip of the island.[5]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Kau Sai Chau was 39. The number of males was 29.[6]
In 1952,Hakka farmers and shopkeepers of Kau Sai Chau were required to relocate, because the place was located in the centre of a large area of sea about to be designated as a military firing range. The villagers were resited toKau Sai San Tsuen, offHiram's Highway atPak Sha Wan.[7][8]
Twodeclared monuments of Hong Kong are located on Kau Sai Chau: a prehistoricrock carving and aHung Shing Temple.
The prehistoric rock carving was discovered in 1976. It is located on the north-western coast of the island, in a location "where accessibility by land is extremely poor".[9]
TheHung Shing Temple is located in the southern part of the island, near Kau Sai Fishermen Village, of which it is the only temple.[5] The building was built before 1889.[10] It is constructed in grey bricks with a timber roof frame. The temple has been renovated four times, in 1949, in the 1970s, in 1988 and the last being from August 1999 to February 2000.[3] The restoration was declared an "Outstanding Project" by the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 2000 Awards.[11] Previously aGrade III Historic Building, the temple was declared a monument on 15 November 2002.
The Hung Shing Festival (洪聖誕) is celebrated there every year on the 12th and the 13th days of the second lunar month inChinese calendar.[12] An opera troupe is hired to performCantonese operas to thank the deities. TheJiao Festival is conducted on the day before the festival.[13][14]
TheJockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, developed and run by theHong Kong Jockey Club, is the only public golf course in Hong Kong. Opened in 1995, it occupies approximately the northern half of the island. It comprises three 18-hole golf courses: the North and South Courses were designed byGary Player, while Nelson & Haworth designed the East Course.[15]
There arewild boars wandering the island. They come out typically at night and may cause serious damage to the golf course.[16]
A scheduled ferry service connectsSai Kung Town and the ferry pier of the Public Golf Course.[17] TheHong Kong Jockey Club runs threeSolar Sailor ferries to the island per hour.[18]
Other parts of the island may be reached by privately owned boats from Sai Kung Pier.[9]
| Climate data for Kau Sai Chau (2009–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.8 (67.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 28.8 (83.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 26.2 (79.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.5 (77.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 22.6 (72.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.8 (76.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 20.1 (68.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 45.7 (1.80) | 34.5 (1.36) | 83.2 (3.28) | 144.7 (5.70) | 351.4 (13.83) | 392.1 (15.44) | 281.9 (11.10) | 238.9 (9.41) | 181.5 (7.15) | 128.5 (5.06) | 48.8 (1.92) | 25.4 (1.00) | 1,956.6 (77.05) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 75.6 | 80.6 | 83.7 | 85.1 | 86.4 | 84.7 | 82.3 | 83.4 | 80.7 | 75.4 | 76.9 | 69.2 | 80.3 |
| Source:Hong Kong Observatory[19] | |||||||||||||
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