Sha Tau Kok

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Etymology

From Cantonese 沙頭角 / 沙头角 (saa1 tau4 gok3).

Proper noun

Sha Tau Kok

  1. A town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • 1971 May 19, Reuters, “8 BRITISH SOLDIERS WANDER INTO CHINA”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 February 2024, page 11‎:
      Eight British soldiers inadvertently drove across the Chinese frontier yesterday, were held for several hours and released early today, a Government spokesman said.
      The incident occurred at the village of Sha Tau Kok, which straddles the border between Hong Kong's mainland New Territories and China.
    • 2013 October 18, “PRESS DIGEST -Hong Kong - Oct 18”, in Reuters‎, sourced from Hong Kong, Ming Pao Daily News, archived from the original on 8 November 2024, Business:
      Far East Consortium International Ltd has beat four other bidders including Sino Land and Wang On Group and won a tender for a piece of land in a restricted border area in Sha Tau Kok for HK$143 million ($18.44 million) or HK$1,104 per square feet.
  2. A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

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