Shek Wan

Shek Wan

Shek Wan (Chinese: 石環) was a bay in the western part of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. North West Tsing Yi Interchange was built near the place.Fact|date=August 2007 It was reclaimed for Hong Kong United Dockyards.The Chinese name Shek Wan (石環) might be mistakenly from Shek Wan (石灣), which means a stony bay. The two characters of Wan in Cantonese are of same pronunciation.


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