# Starling Inlet

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Harbour in northeast New Territories, Hong Kong

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View of Starling Inlet from the [Dragon King](/source/Dragon_King) shrine of the [Tin Hau Temple](/source/Tin_Hau_Temple) Complex in [Nam Chung](/source/Nam_Chung).

[A Chau](/source/A_Chau) seen from Luk Keng Road. [Mangroves](/source/Mangrove) are visible in the foreground.

[Sha Tau Kok Public Pier](/source/Sha_Tau_Kok_Public_Pier) in Starling Inlet.

**Starling Inlet** or **Sha Tau Kok Hoi** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 沙頭角海) is a harbour in northeast [New Territories](/source/New_Territories), Hong Kong. The whole body of water falls within the [Closed Area](/source/Closed_Area) and generally restricted to local residents.

## Features

Settlements around the harbour include: [Sha Tau Kok](/source/Sha_Tau_Kok), [Wu Shek Kok](/source/Wu_Shek_Kok), [Yim Tso Ha](/source/Yim_Tso_Ha), [Nam Chung](/source/Nam_Chung), [Luk Keng](/source/Luk_Keng_(North_District)), [Kai Kuk Shue Ha](/source/Kai_Kuk_Shue_Ha), [Fung Hang](/source/Fung_Hang), [Kuk Po](/source/Kuk_Po), [Yung Shue Au](/source/Yung_Shue_Au).

Islets within Starling Inlet include [A Chau](/source/A_Chau), near the southwestern end of the Inlet, and Shui Cham Tsui Pai (水浸咀排).

A section of Starling Inlet located offshore of Sha Tau Kok is one of the [26 designated](/source/Agriculture_and_aquaculture_in_Hong_Kong) marine [fish culture](/source/Fish_farming) zones in Hong Kong.[1]

## Closed Area

The border town [Sha Tau Kok](/source/Sha_Tau_Kok) is located at the north of the opening of the inlet to [Mirs Bay](/source/Mirs_Bay). For those who are not residents within the Closed Area, or are not crossing the border, a [Closed Area Permit](/source/Closed_Area_Permit) is required.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

On 15 February 2012, areas around Sha Tau Kok (but not the town itself) were taken out of the Frontier Closed Area. The checkpoint at [Shek Chung Au](/source/Shek_Chung_Au) on [Sha Tau Kok Road](/source/Sha_Tau_Kok_Road) was decommissioned.[2][3]

## See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Starling Inlet](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Starling_Inlet).

- [Sha Tau Kok Public Pier](/source/Sha_Tau_Kok_Public_Pier)

- [Mirs Bay](/source/Mirs_Bay)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fisheries_culture_1-0)** ["Marine fish culture, pond fish culture and oyster culture"](https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/fisheries/fish_aqu/fish_aqu_mpo/fish_aqu_mpo.html). Fisheries Branch. [Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department](/source/Agriculture%2C_Fisheries_and_Conservation_Department). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [邊境禁區範圍縮減首階段生效](http://www.news.gov.hk/tc/categories/infrastructure/html/2012/02/20120214_151825.shtml)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["First stage of reduction of Frontier Closed Area implemented"](https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201202/15/P201202150013_photo_1035211.htm). Hong Kong Government Information Centre. 15 February 2012.

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