Ma Shi Chau Special Area

Ma Shi Chau Special Area is a Conservation in [Hong Kong|Special Area] of Hong Kong. It is located in Tai [Po District] and in Tolo Harbour, in the northeast of the New Territories.
The Special Area comprises four islands in Tolo Harbour, namely Ma [Shi Chau], Centre Island, Yeung Chau, [Tai Po District|Yeung Chau] and an unnamed island located about northeast of the shore of Yim Tin [Tsai (Tai Po District)|Yim Tin Tsai] near Sam [Mun Tsai|Sam Mun Tsai New Village].
It was designated in 1999 and covers 61 hectares.
This area is considered a geological wonder, there are rocks over 280 million years old from the Permian period.