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Ma Wan
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English
Alternative forms
en Mah-wan Mawan
Etymology
From en yue 馬灣//.
Proper noun
1
en island district/Tsuen Wan region/New Territories sar/Hong Kong.
en November 26, 2000 BUSINESS: DIARY; Ski Hong Kong (You Read It Right) w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20100717201509/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/26/business/business-diary-ski-hong-kong-you-read-it-right.html 17 July 2010 https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/26/business/business-diary-ski-hong-kong-you-read-it-right.html 0362-4331 1645522 https://archive.ph/CaOQ2 The developers, a group of Hong Kong construction professionals, said work would start on the park, on Ma Wan island, in late 2001, and will be completed in 2003.
en 21 April 2021 Candice Chau Another democrat quits Hong Kong district council seat over new gov’t allegiance oath w:Hong Kong Free Press https://archive.ph/V4eBq https://hongkongfp.com/2021/04/21/another-democrat-to-quit-hong-kong-district-council-seat-over-new-govt-allegiance-oath/ 27 October 2021 Hong Kong https://archive.ph/V4eBq In the post, Tam said that it had been more difficult to serve the residents of Ma Wan and Tsuen Wan, even though he received help from other district councillors and his team.Correction 23.8.2021: A previous version of this article stated that Roy Tam resigned from the Ma Wan District Council. He resigned from the Ma Wan constituency of the Tsuen Wan District Council.
en 21 March 2022 Stuart Heaver The little island that could have been Hong Kong, but for a British naval officer’s bad weather day 230 years ago w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20220320232550/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3170957/little-island-could-have-been-hong-kong-british-naval March 20, 2022 https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3170957/little-island-could-have-been-hong-kong-british-naval 1563-9371 648902513 Travel & Leisure https://archive.li/bcCq6 Ma Wan, an island between Lantau and Tsing Yi in Hong Kong, is best known today for the Park Island residential development.
en village district/Tsuen Wan region/New Territories sar/Hong Kong.
en 2019-04-30 Albert Wilson Big Al Travel Companion: A Companion for You Getting the Best Values in Your Discovery into Festival, Culture, Food and Many Others Xlibris Corporation 9781796002317 1103996394 When I went there I couldn't find the main road to the village. Afterwards, I just asked some people to direct me to the village and lucky I find some people who can give me the right direction. The first person was really helpful and he gave me plenty of information about Ma Wan.
en rural committee district/Tsuen Wan region/New Territories sar/Hong Kong.
Translations
island
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 馬灣
rural committee
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 馬灣鄉事委員會
Further reading
Ma Wan