29:
547:
249:
The government has touted this river as a potential eco-tourism area, but in a recent survey in 2021, over 90 per cent of respondents thought that the government should "conserve the river and its estuary by restoring damaged areas, setting up conservation areas and restricting the number of
513:
162:
339:
197:
492:
535:
417:
61:
439:
314:
543:
465:
528:
196:
are also present in the river area. A part of the river catchment at the upper course has been designated as a
114:
364:
724:
521:
177:, the Tung Chung River is home to more than 20 species of fish, including the Beijiang Thick-lipped Bard (
551:
234:
259:
174:
159:
165:
as one of the "Ecologically
Important Streams" within the territory. It is 4.31 km in length.
566:
226:
8:
729:
673:
151:
392:
289:
221:
was found damaged by unauthorised excavations. It was later revealed that the boulders
658:
703:
663:
668:
648:
643:
623:
238:
693:
688:
683:
653:
618:
587:
571:
269:
230:
222:
28:
718:
638:
608:
603:
155:
76:
63:
678:
633:
628:
218:
237:. The government jailed the chairman of village interest group Tung Chung
613:
44:
233:
to create an artificial lake as part of the development of the adjacent
264:
208:
546:
440:"Official Faces Disciplinary Action Over Tung Chung River Boulders"
418:"Where Has the Stream Life in The Tung Chung Stream Gone"
181:), a species of conservation concern internationally.
241:
along with several others for this illegal activity.
225:
from this river were used by a subcontractor to build
229:. About 400 tonnes of the boulders were brought to
209:
Illegal
Excavation for Hong Kong Disneyland project
184:Rare tree species including those in the genera of
344:Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
163:Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
716:
493:"Most People Fear Ecotourism Hit for Tung Chung"
250:tourists", according to a local media outlet.
529:
119:
536:
522:
198:Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
365:"Tung Chung River Location and Catchment"
315:"Tung Chung Stream (Eastern Tributary)"
717:
517:
466:"4 Jailed for Tung Chung Rock Racket"
213:In 2003, a 330-metre section of this
158:, Hong Kong. It is designated by the
490:
420:(Press release). WWF. 17 August 2006
387:
385:
244:
13:
14:
741:
382:
16:River on Lantau Island, Hong Kong
545:
340:"Ecologically Important Streams"
27:
491:Chow, Carine (19 August 2020).
484:
458:
432:
410:
357:
332:
307:
282:
120:
55: • coordinates
1:
275:
215:Ecologically Important Stream
39:Physical characteristics
179:Acrossocheilus beijiangensis
7:
552:List of rivers in Hong Kong
253:
235:Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
96:4.31 km (2.68 mi)
10:
746:
203:
168:
596:
580:
559:
260:Conservation in Hong Kong
140:
131:
127:
113:
109:
104:
92:
53:
43:
38:
26:
21:
444:South China Morning Post
115:Traditional Chinese
175:University of Hong Kong
290:"東涌河 Tung Chung River"
567:Staunton Creek Nullah
227:Hong Kong Disneyland
725:Rivers of Hong Kong
674:Siu Lek Yuen Nullah
223:illegally excavated
73: /
446:. 23 February 2004
393:"Tung Chung River"
77:22.28°N 113.9295°E
712:
711:
659:Shek Sheung River
245:Current situation
173:According to the
144:
143:
136:
135:
100:
99:
737:
704:Yuen Long Nullah
699:Tung Chung River
664:Sheung Yue River
560:Hong Kong Island
550:
549:
538:
531:
524:
515:
514:
508:
507:
505:
503:
488:
482:
481:
479:
477:
462:
456:
455:
453:
451:
436:
430:
429:
427:
425:
414:
408:
407:
405:
403:
389:
380:
379:
377:
375:
361:
355:
354:
352:
350:
336:
330:
329:
327:
325:
311:
305:
304:
302:
300:
294:香港生物多樣性資料庫 HKBIS
286:
148:Tung Chung River
129:
128:
123:
122:
105:Tung Chung River
102:
101:
88:
87:
85:
84:
83:
78:
74:
71:
70:
69:
66:
33:Tung Chung River
31:
22:Tung Chung River
19:
18:
745:
744:
740:
739:
738:
736:
735:
734:
715:
714:
713:
708:
669:Shing Mun River
649:Sham Chun River
644:Ping Yuen River
624:Lam Tsuen River
597:New Territories
592:
576:
555:
544:
542:
512:
511:
501:
499:
489:
485:
475:
473:
464:
463:
459:
449:
447:
438:
437:
433:
423:
421:
416:
415:
411:
401:
399:
391:
390:
383:
373:
371:
363:
362:
358:
348:
346:
338:
337:
333:
323:
321:
313:
312:
308:
298:
296:
288:
287:
283:
278:
256:
247:
239:Rural Committee
211:
206:
171:
82:22.28; 113.9295
81:
79:
75:
72:
67:
64:
62:
60:
59:
56:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
743:
733:
732:
727:
710:
709:
707:
706:
701:
696:
694:Tuen Mun River
691:
689:Tan Shan River
686:
684:Tai Wai Nullah
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
654:Shan Pui River
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
619:Kwan Tei River
616:
611:
606:
600:
598:
594:
593:
591:
590:
588:Kai Tak Nullah
584:
582:
578:
577:
575:
574:
572:Tsak Yue Chung
569:
563:
561:
557:
556:
541:
540:
533:
526:
518:
510:
509:
483:
457:
431:
409:
381:
356:
331:
306:
280:
279:
277:
274:
273:
272:
270:Tung Chung Bay
267:
262:
255:
252:
246:
243:
210:
207:
205:
202:
170:
167:
142:
141:
138:
137:
134:
133:
132:Transcriptions
125:
124:
117:
111:
110:
107:
106:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
57:
54:
51:
50:
47:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
742:
731:
728:
726:
723:
722:
720:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
639:Ng Tung River
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
609:Kam Tin River
607:
605:
604:Fo Tan Nullah
602:
601:
599:
595:
589:
586:
585:
583:
579:
573:
570:
568:
565:
564:
562:
558:
553:
548:
539:
534:
532:
527:
525:
520:
519:
516:
498:
494:
487:
471:
467:
461:
445:
441:
435:
419:
413:
398:
394:
388:
386:
370:
366:
360:
345:
341:
335:
320:
316:
310:
295:
291:
285:
281:
271:
268:
266:
263:
261:
258:
257:
251:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
201:
199:
195:
191:
187:
182:
180:
176:
166:
164:
161:
157:
156:Lantau Island
153:
149:
139:
130:
126:
118:
116:
112:
108:
103:
95:
91:
86:
58:
52:
48:
46:
42:
37:
30:
25:
20:
698:
679:Tai Po River
634:Ma Wat River
629:Ma Tau Chung
500:. Retrieved
497:The Standard
496:
486:
474:. Retrieved
472:. 3 May 2005
469:
460:
448:. Retrieved
443:
434:
422:. Retrieved
412:
400:. Retrieved
396:
372:. Retrieved
368:
359:
347:. Retrieved
343:
334:
322:. Retrieved
318:
309:
297:. Retrieved
293:
284:
248:
219:Shek Mun Kap
214:
212:
193:
189:
186:Exbucklandia
185:
183:
178:
172:
160:governmental
147:
145:
614:Kau To Hang
470:news.gov.hk
369:foss.hku.hk
231:Penny's Bay
80: /
68:113°55′46″E
730:Tung Chung
719:Categories
276:References
265:Tung Chung
65:22°16′48″N
554:(excerpt)
397:jcwise.hk
476:15 April
450:25 March
424:25 March
402:15 April
374:25 March
349:25 March
324:25 March
299:25 March
254:See also
194:Illicium
190:Magnolia
581:Kowloon
502:25 June
319:DSD-ECO
204:History
169:Ecology
93:Length
49:
217:near
152:river
150:is a
45:Mouth
504:2022
478:2021
452:2021
426:2021
404:2021
376:2021
351:2021
326:2021
301:2021
192:and
146:The
154:on
121:東涌河
721::
495:.
468:.
442:.
395:.
384:^
367:.
342:.
317:.
292:.
200:.
188:,
537:e
530:t
523:v
506:.
480:.
454:.
428:.
406:.
378:.
353:.
328:.
303:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)