Ma Wan

Ma Wan
馬灣
General view of Ma Wan from the north
Location of Ma Wan within Hong Kong
Geography
LocationBetween Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island
Coordinates22°20′56″N 114°3′35″E / 22.34889°N 114.05972°E / 22.34889; 114.05972
Area0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Highest elevation69 m (226 ft)
Highest pointTai Leng Tau
Ma Wan
Traditional Chinese馬灣
Simplified Chinese马湾
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎwān
Hakka
RomanizationMa1 Van1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMáh wàahn
JyutpingMaa5 Waan4

Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, with an area of 0.97 square kilometres (240 acres).[1] Administratively, it is part of Tsuen Wan District.[2]

The Lantau Link that passes through Ma Wan was constructed in the mid-1990s as part of the Hong Kong Government's Rose Garden plan to connect the new Hong Kong International Airport to the city centre. Its development fostered plans to develop the island. Today, a large part of Ma Wan is occupied by the Park Island apartment complex. A theme park, named Ma Wan Park, was built to accompany the housing project, with its first phase opened on 1 July 2007.[3]

  1. ^ Hong Kong Geographic Data, Lands Department, February 2011
  2. ^ District council electoral boundaries: Tsuen Wan District, Electoral Affairs Commission, July 2003
  3. ^ Town Planning Paper "Administration's paper on Ma Wan Park" (Press release) [CB(1)2195/07-08(01)], 18 July 2008