Tsing Yi Tong

{{short description|Former lagoon in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong}}

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Tsing Yi Lagoon, or Tsing Yi Tong, was a lagoon on the east shore of Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. Its water came from a stream in the nearby valley of Liu To and its outlet was at Tsing Yi Bay.{{Cite book|last=Hayes|first=James|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7xPAAAAMAAJ&q=%22tsing+yi+lagoon%22|title=Tsuen Wan: growth of a 'new town' and its people|date=1993|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-585166-3|language=en}} It acted as the shelter for nearby boat people, especially after large-scale land reclamation in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung. Once their boats moved into the lagoon, they never moved out. This was because their boats were too old for fishing far away. The lagoon was unable to escape the fate of development. Both the lagoon and the neighbouring Tsing Yi Bay, were reclaimed for new towns. The boat people were forced to give up their boats and were relocated to public housing estate on the island.{{Cite book|last=Treasury|first=Hong Kong|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4reyAAAAIAAJ&q=%22tsing+yi+lagoon%22|title=Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure and Explanatory Memoranda|date=1981|publisher=D.R. Rick, Government Printer.|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Sub-Committee|first=Hong Kong Finance Committee Public Works|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TFQAQAAIAAJ&q=%22tsing+yi+lagoon%22|title=Report of the Public Works Sub-Committee of Finance Appointed to Review the Public Works Committee Programme|date=1983|language=en}} After reclamation, the northern portion became Tsing Yi Estate and the remainder became temporary housing areas, which were later demolished.