# Lai Chi Chong
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{{Short description|Village and area in Hong Kong}}
[[File:HK HKNGP LaiChiChong Sign.JPG|thumb|[Hong Kong National Geopark](/source/Hong_Kong_UNESCO_Global_Geopark) sign in Lai Chi Chong.]]
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|t=荔枝莊
|s=荔枝庄
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[[File:Lai Chi Chong 03.jpg|thumb|Residential houses and [Hui](/source/Xu_(surname_%E8%A8%B1)) ({{zh|t=許|labels=no}}) Ancestral Hall in Lai Chi Chong.]]
[[File:Lai Chi Chong 09.jpg|thumb|[Mangrove](/source/Mangrove)s at Lai Chi Chong.]]
thumb|Lai Chi Chong ferry pier.
'''Lai Chi Chong''' ({{zh|荔枝莊}}) is a village and an area of [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), located on the southeastern shore of [Tolo Channel](/source/Tolo_Channel), and on the northern shore of the [Sai Kung Peninsula](/source/Sai_Kung_Peninsula), in the Eastern [New Territories](/source/New_Territories).[{{cite web |url=https://www.geopark.gov.hk/en/en_s2p01h.htm |title=Lai Chi Chong. Giant's Washboard (Half-day course) |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=[Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark](/source/Hong_Kong_UNESCO_Global_Geopark) |access-date= |quote=}}] Administratively, it is part of [Tai Po District](/source/Tai_Po_District).
==Administration==
Lai Chi Chong is a recognized village under the [New Territories](/source/New_Territories) [Small House Policy](/source/Small_House_Policy).[{{cite web |url=https://www.landsd.gov.hk/doc/en/small-house/rv0909.pdf |title=List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy |last= |first= |date=September 2009 |website= |publisher=[Lands Department](/source/Lands_Department) |access-date= |quote=}}]
==History==
It has been reported that the villages of [Sham Chung](/source/Sham_Chung), Lai Chi Chong and [Pak Sha O](/source/Pak_Sha_O) had historically close social ties.[{{cite journal |last=Faure |first=David |year= 1982|title=Saikung, The Making of the District and its Experience during World War II |journal= Journal of the [Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch](/source/Royal_Asiatic_Society_Hong_Kong_Branch)|volume= 23|pages=207 |publisher= |location= |doi= |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23889664|issn=1991-7295|accessdate= }}]
==Features==
The coast of Lai Chi Chong near Lai Chi Chong Pier is the site the "Lai Chi Chong Formation", a set of [Early Cretaceous](/source/Early_Cretaceous) [volcaniclastic](/source/volcaniclastic) [sedimentary rock](/source/sedimentary_rock) strata.[{{cite web |url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/camp/sngocc/p_ng_siutong.html |title=Caritas - Hong Kong - Jockey Club Siu Tong Camp |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=[Leisure and Cultural Services Department](/source/Leisure_and_Cultural_Services_Department) |access-date= |quote=}}]
==Conservation==
Lai Chi Chong is located within [Sai Kung West Country Park](/source/Sai_Kung_West_Country_Park), that was established in 1978.[{{cite web |url=https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cou/cou_vis_cou_skw/cou_vis_cou_skw.html |title=Sai Kung West |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=[Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department](/source/Agriculture%2C_Fisheries_and_Conservation_Department) |access-date= |quote=}}]
Lai Chi Chong has been designated as a [Site of Special Scientific Interest](/source/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_(Hong_Kong)) since 1985,[[http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/annex_b.html List of SSSIs in Hong Kong] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027031339/http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/annex_b.html |date=2009-10-27 }}] because of its geological interest.[{{cite book |last=Morton |first=Brian |author-link= |date=1998 |title=The Marine Biology of the South China Sea III |url= |location= |publisher=[Hong Kong University Press](/source/Hong_Kong_University_Press) |page=549 |isbn=}}] The Lai Chi Chong Formation is part of the [Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark](/source/Hong_Kong_UNESCO_Global_Geopark), that was inaugurated in 2009.[{{cite web |url=https://www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/public_transport/ferries/kaito_services_map/service_details/index.html |title=Kaito Ferry Service Details |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=[Transport Department](/source/Transport_Department) |access-date= |quote=}}] The Lai Chi Chong Pier was built in 1962.[{{cite web |url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr20-21/english/panels/dev/papers/dev20210323cb1-666-3-e.pdf |title=PWP Item No. 59TF – Improvement works at Lai Chi Chong Pier |last= |first= |date=23 March 2021 |website= |publisher=[Legislative Council of Hong Kong](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) |access-date= |quote=}}]
Lai Chi Chong can also be accessed via a 3.5 km hiking path from [Pak Sha O](/source/Pak_Sha_O).