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Sha Tau Kok
Sha Tau Kok
沙頭角 Sathewkok | |
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Sha Tau Kok Typhoon Shelter Chung Ying Street Garden Sun and Moon Pavilion Chung Ying Street border crossing | |
  Sha Tau Kok Location in Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22°33′N 114°13′E / 22.550°N 114.217°E | |
| Country | China |
| Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
| District | North District |
| District council | North District Council |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,056 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 沙頭角 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 沙头角 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Sā Tàuh Gok | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sha Tau Kok (Chinese: 沙頭角; Cantonese Yale: Sā Tàuh Gok) is a closed town in North District, Hong Kong. It is the last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area and is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Its residents are mostly descendants of Hakka farmers and Hoklo fishers who settled the area as a consequence of the Qing dynasty's "Great Clearance" in the 17th century.
The town can be accessed via Sha Tau Kok Road and public transit beginning in Sheung Shui. However, visitors who do not possess a valid Closed Area Permit and identification are turned away at the police checkpoint guarding the entrance to the town. There are additional restrictions on access to Chung Ying Street, which separates the Hong Kong portion of Sha Tau Kok from the mainland Chinese portion in Shenzhen (Shatoujiao Subdistrict). Although the Hong Kong government now promotes tourism in the historically isolated town, Chung Ying Street remains closed off to most outsiders, including Hongkongers.
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