Sai Kung

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 西貢／西贡 (sai1 gung3).

Proper noun

Sai Kung

  1. A town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • 2021 May 26, Nick Perry, “Earth’s shadow creeps across moon ahead of super blood moon”, in Reuters‎, archived from the original on 2021-05-26‎:
      In Hong Kong, Dickson Fu left work early to watch the eclipse from a seaside promenade in the Sai Kung neighborhood.
  2. An area in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • 2011 January 18, Jonathan Spollen, “Hong Kong's Forgotten Villages”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2011-01-19‎:
      A number of villages have been given a new lease of life. In the former Hakka village of Sheung Yiu in Sai Kung, the biggest house has been turned into a museum. Originally from mainland China, many Hakkas moved to Hong Kong in the 17th century, where they established fishing and farming villages, mostly in the New Territories.
  3. A peninsula in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
  4. A district of Hong Kong.
    • 2023 August 1, Kanis Leung, “Hong Kong official vows to mull legal changes after discovery of whale carcass sparked anger”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on August 01, 2023, World News‎:
      On Monday, many commenters on social media blamed the whale’s death on sightseers who had flocked to the area over the past two weeks after the whale was discovered in waters off Sai Kung, a district known for its hiking trails and beaches.
  5. A rural committee in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Synonyms
  • (town): Sai Kung Hui

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