Hoi Sham Island
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Hoi Sham Island (Template:Zh), also called To Kwa Wan Island (Template:Zh), was an island in Kowloon Bay off the coast of To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. It was connected to the mainland as a consequence of land reclamation, and it is now part of Hoi Sham Park (Template:Zh).
History
The island was known by the locals for its distinctive shape of the rocks, some of them were given names, such as Hoi Sham Rock (Template:Zh) and Fishtail Rock (Template:Zh), and the island was believed to be a place of good feng shui. A Lung Mo Temple (Template:Zh), also called Hoi Sham Temple (Template:Zh), was originally built on the island at the foot of the rock.<ref name ="SEKD">Comprehensive Feasibility Study for the revised scheme South East Kowloon Development, EIA Report, 12.7 Proposed Mitigation Measures</ref>
Upon reclamation of the bay of To Kwa Wan in the 1960s, the island was connected to the urban To Kwa Wan area,<ref name ="SEKD"/> and was converted into Hoi Sham Park in 1972. The Fishtail Rock and Hoi Sham Rock were preserved and are displayed in the park.
The temple was demolished in 1964<ref>Chinese Temples Committee: Tin Hau Temple, To Kwa Wan</ref> and the statue of Lung Mo (Template:Zh) was relocated to the nearby Tin Hau Temple, built in 1885 and located at the corner of Ha Heung Road (Template:Zh) and Lok Shan Road (Template:Zh). In this temple, the statue of the Lung Mo is on the altar of the left bay (right side when viewed from the front).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
See also
References
External links
- Photo gallery of the park
- Historical images of the island: [1]