Meanings
- A town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Sha Tau Kok was out on a limb, a tiny village half in China, half in the New Territories, with Mirs Bay to the south and a range of hills stiff with Jap troops immediately to the north.
1982, Clive Egleton, chapter 1, in Operation Sovereign, Severn House, published 1998, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 132 more examples
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.
1971 May 19, Reuters, “8 BRITISH SOLDIERS WANDER INTO CHINA”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2024, page 11Far 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.
2013 October 18, “PRESS DIGEST -Hong Kong - Oct 18”, in Reuters, sourced from Hong Kong, Ming Pao Daily News, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2024, Business - A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Origin
- Cantonese沙頭角 /沙头角
- EnglishSha Tau Kok
From Cantonese 沙頭角 /沙头角 (saa¹ tau⁴ gok³).
More words from Cantonese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 沙頭角區鄉事委員會 /沙头角区乡事委员会, 沙頭角 /沙头角
- 沙頭角區鄉事委員會 /沙头角区乡事委员会rural committee
- 沙頭角 /沙头角 (saa¹ tau⁴ gok³)area in Hong Kong
Chinese Mandarin 沙頭角 /沙头角
- 沙頭角 /沙头角 (Shātóujiǎo)area in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Sha Tau Kok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sha%20Tau%20Kok
“Sha Tau Kok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sha%20Tau%20Kok. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sha Tau Kok,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sha%20Tau%20Kok.
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