Meaning of South Lamma | Babel Free

Definitions

A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Examples

“A reinforced concrete pier together with an approach causeway will soon be built at Sok Kwu Won on South Lamma island.”

“19.10.70 Lamma Cheung Chau Lantau Places visited and persons met (i) Meet South Lamma Rural Committee at Sok Kwu Wan. (ii) Tour of Sok Kwu Wan area . (iii) Meet North Lamma Rural Committee at Yung Shu Wan.”

“Also on the way: a 260-room hotel, centers for watersports and outdoor recreation, a new ferry pier and a two-story commercial block. The Conservancy Association’s Peter Lee Siu-man believes this will turn the island into another Discovery Bay. The current population of South Lamma is 500 residents.”

“In South Lamma, the most important Tin Hau Festival was held at the temple in Sok Kwu Wan. This festival was also marked, before the War, by puppet-opera. Here, as at Yung Shue Wan, the land and boat-people were equally prominent in the festivities. In South Lamma, the villagers of Luk Chau, Tung O, and Yung Shue Ha all attended the Sok Kwu Wan Festival, even though they had their own temples.”

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