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Lamma Island
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English
Etymology
From en Lamma island.
Pronunciation
lä′mä′Lamma 1014 2
Proper noun
Lamma Island
en island district/Islands region/New Territories sar/Hong Kong.
en 10/02/2012 At least 37 killed in Hong Kong boat crash w:Deutsche Welle https://web.archive.org/web/20150912034557/https://www.dw.com/en/at-least-37-killed-in-hong-kong-boat-crash/a-16277364 September 12, 2015 https://www.dw.com/en/at-least-37-killed-in-hong-kong-boat-crash/a-16277364 China https://archive.ph/jKYf3 All of those confirmed dead and most of those injured are thought to have been on board a boat owned by the Hong Kong Electric company when it collided with the ferry near Lamma Island.
en January 8, 2019 Tiffany May Oil Tanker Catches Fire in Hong Kong, Killing One and Leaving Two Missing w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20190108134714/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/world/asia/hong-kong-oil-tanker-fire.html 08 January 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/world/asia/hong-kong-oil-tanker-fire.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific https://archive.ph/Lxecm Lamma Island is a residential island two miles off the coast of Hong Kong Island.
en 21 May 2022 Peter Lee Mirror, mirror on the wall, tram or billboard: Hong Kong superfans reflect their devotion w:Hong Kong Free Press https://archive.ph/t46zc 28 January 2024 https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/21/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-tram-or-billboard-how-hong-kong-superfans-reflect-their-devotion/ Hong Kong And last November, the fans of Mirror’s Jeremy Lau – better known as “Jer” – celebrated his birthday with an exhibition of artwork and an excursion to clean up Shek Pai Wan beach on Lamma Island.
Synonyms
en Lamma
uncommon en Pok Liu, en Pok Liu Chau, en Y Island
Translations
island in Hong Kong
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 南丫島, yue 南丫
References
Further reading
Lamma Island