Yung Shue Wan
{{Short description|Population centre of Lamma Island, Hong Kong}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| t = 榕樹灣
| s = 榕树湾
| j = Jung4 Syu6 Waan1
| p = Róng Shù Wān
| l = Banyan tree bay
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Yung Shue Wan is the main population centre on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. It has a population of approximately 6,000.
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Administration
Yung Shue Wan is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.{{cite web |url=https://www.landsd.gov.hk/doc/en/small-house/rv0909.pdf |title=List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy |last= |first= |date=September 2009 |website= |publisher=Lands Department |access-date= |quote=}}
Features
The village is a mix of residential properties, shops and restaurants. Yung Shue Wan gives a Mediterranean feeling when walking through it. In addition to the indigenous residents, the quiet and laid-back lifestyle make it an attractive and popular living location for middle-class commuters. It is popular with expatriates.
There is a Tin Hau Temple in Yung Shue Wan.[http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/index.php?action=sight&did=8&sid=61 Tin Hau Temple, Yung Shue Wan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610202320/http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/index.php?action=sight&did=8&sid=61 |date=June 10, 2011 }}
Transportation
=Lamma Island ferry collision=
{{main|2012 Lamma Island ferry collision}}
On 1 October 2012, at approximately 20:20 HKT, a ferry and another passenger vessel collided off Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, Hong Kong.{{Cite news|title=At least 37 killed in Hong Kong's deadliest ferry accident in decades|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/02/world/asia/hong-kong-ferry-crash/index.html|access-date=2 October 2012|publisher=CNN|date=2 October 2012|last1=Armstrong|first1=Paul|first2=Jethro|last2=Mullen}} The day was the National Day of the People's Republic of China, and one of the ships was headed for the commemorative firework display, scheduled to take place half an hour later. With 39 killed and more than 100 injured,{{Cite news|title=Hong Kong boat crash off Lamma Island kills 36|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19790977|access-date=2 October 2012|publisher=BBC News|date=2 October 2012}} the incident was the deadliest maritime disaster in Hong Kong since 1971.
Gallery
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| File:Sunset Yung Shue Wan 20200927 175153.jpg
| Sunset near Yung Shue Wan. The Central–Yung Shue Wan ferry (from Hong Kong Island to Lamma Island) is visible; Cheung Chau and Lantau Island are in the background.
| File:Yung Shue Wa Bay tenements at Lamma Island, HK, 2008.JPG
| Yung Shue Wan tenement homes reusing old materials.
| File:Yung Shue Wa Bay Boats at Lamma Island, HK.JPG
| Yung Shue Wan bay boats resting in the low tide.
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See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/T/t-ln-12.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Yung Shue Wan (Lamma North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051221074419/http://www.td.gov.hk/transport_in_hong_kong/index.htm Transport Department site giving routes and timetables]
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