Junk Bay
Junk Bay, also known by its Chinese transliteration Tseung Kwan O (Chinese: 將軍澳); is a bay in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. In the northern tip of the bay lies the Tseung Kwan O Village.
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| Tseung Kwan O | |
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Aerial view of Junk Bay, with Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate on the right. The waters at the top of the picture are part of Port Shelter. | |
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| Location | Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22.29°N 114.26°E |
| Type | Bay |
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| Traditional Chinese | 將軍澳 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 将军澳 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | General's Bay | ||||||||||||||
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The Tseung Kwan O New Town, one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, was mainly built on reclaimed land in the northern half of the bay. The population as of 2011 is about 368,000.
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