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turtle island
Submitted by ken
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tolo harbour
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, June 26, 2011
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2010s Hong Kong photos
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Submitted by philk on Wed, 2011-06-29 20:07.

Hi Ken - the name of the island is actually Centre Island. Cheers, Phil

Submitted by sf (not verified) on Thu, 2011-06-30 04:44.

Looks kind of bare. What's on this island?

Submitted by philk on Thu, 2011-06-30 13:48.

There is nothing on Centre Island (small humped island on the right) - it's uninhabited. I believe they have found prehistoric relics on there such as old stone tools etc.

Nearby Ma Shi Chau though (left of centre the shot) used to be deserted until some idiot (now rich no doubt) built an illegal columbarium on it :-(

Submitted by ken on Thu, 2011-06-30 14:29.

hi philk, thanks for your info, i called this turtle island because when i was young, the island looks just like a giant turtle from my vantage point back then.  me and the old boys named it just for us.  sorry if other thought i purposely named the island wrong.  my bad.