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on the west, the water has a low salinity level and high organic nutrients. This is also increases the diversity of marine fauna and flora, and also provides the perfect area for sea creatures to live in. The Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Parks is for its richness in marine resources and its
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918:Plover Cove
621:Ching Chung
576:Town Centre
293:Kei Lun Wai
261:Castle Peak
246:So Kwun Wat
96:Pearl River
78:Description
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1173:Categories
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1125:See also:
1079:Hoi Ha Wan
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908:Ma On Shan
854:Pok Fu Lam
636:Leung King
601:Prime View
443:Light rail
131:References
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979:Shing Mun
959:Lam Tsuen
903:Lion Rock
819:Hong Kong
730:secondary
690:Education
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496:Sam Shing
461:Butterfly
382:Transport
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302:Landmarks
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893:Kam Shan
844:Aberdeen
697:Tertiary
646:Fung Tei
631:Tin King
626:Kin Sang
611:Siu Hong
581:Tuen Mun
561:Ngan Wai
546:Shek Pai
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392:stations
348:(prison)
281:Pak Chau
276:Sha Chau
217:Tuen Mun
111:Sha Chau
72:Pak Chau
68:Sha Chau
25:Sha Chau
984:Tai Lam
864:Tai Tam
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651:Lam Tei
641:San Wai
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586:Pui To
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511:Kin On
417:Future
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