Town Island

Town Island (Chinese: 伙頭墳洲, Fo Tau Fan Chau), also known as Dawn Island[1] is an island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located south of the former High Island, in the Sai Kung District of the territory.

Town Island, viewed from the south.
Lighthouse at the northwestern corner of Town Island.

A drug rehabilitation centre was established on the island in 1976.[1] It is run by Operation Dawn.[2]

The electricity for the island is supplied from photovoltaics panels by CLP Group.

The island is served by a ferry route from Sai Kung twice a day, except public holidays.

See also
  • Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong

References
  1. CLP's First Off-grid Commercial RE Supply Project for Dawn Island
  2. CLP Lights up First Hong Kong Customer with Solar Energy Stage 1 of Town Island Renewable Energy Power Station Commissioned Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, 13 January 2010


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