Sha Tau Kok

English

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^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 February 2024, page 11‎^[2]:

     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^[3], 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.

Translations

area in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 沙頭角／沙头角 (saa¹ tau⁴ gok³)

rural committee

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 沙頭角區鄉事委員會／沙头角区乡事委员会 (saa¹ tau⁴ gok³ keoi¹ hoeng¹ si⁶ wai² jyun⁴ wui^6-2)

Further reading

• Sha Tau Kok at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.