Town Island
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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.
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 photovoltaic panels by CLP Group.
The island is served by a ferry route from Sai Kung twice a day, except public holidays.
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- Chan, Tin-kuen, Anthony, "Parade for the queen: safeguarding the intangible heritage of the Tin Hau Sea Ritual in Leung Shuen Wan, Sai Kung", University of Hong Kong dissertation, 2006
22°20′4.51″N 114°21′53.32″E / 22.3345861°N 114.3648111°E
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