Meaning of Sai Kung | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
2. An area of Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
3. A peninsula in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
4. A district of Hong Kong.
5. A rural committee in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Examples

“In Hong Kong, Dickson Fu left work early to watch the eclipse from a seaside promenade in the Sai Kung neighborhood.”

“A number of villages have been given a new lease of life. In the former Hakka village of Sheung Yiu in Sai Kung, the biggest house has been turned into a museum. Originally from mainland China, many Hakkas moved to Hong Kong in the 17th century, where they established fishing and farming villages, mostly in the New Territories.”

“Eight village houses and some temporary structures in Kai Hang Tun village in Sai Kung lost stable water supply on November 14, and the problem remained unresolved as of Wednesday, the Post learned.”

“Reaching Taiwan would mean traversing Chinese territorial waters that surround Hong Kong. Hours after they embarked from the verdant Sai Kung Peninsula on the morning of Aug. 23, their speedboat was seized by China's Guangdong coast guard bureau about 50 miles southeast of their departure point.”

“On Monday, many commenters on social media blamed the whale’s death on sightseers who had flocked to the area over the past two weeks after the whale was discovered in waters off Sai Kung, a district known for its hiking trails and beaches.”

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