High Island Reservoir
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Image:High island reservoir trees chingming06.jpg The High Island Reservoir (Chinese: 萬宜水庫, Pinyin: Wànyí Shǔikù), located in the far south eastern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, was opened in 1978 helping to alleviate water shortage problems in Hong Kong. Its water capacity is approximately 273 million cubic metres. The area it occupies was originally the Kwun Mun Channel, which separated High Island from the Sai Kung peninsula.
The reservoir was constructed as a part of the High Island Water Scheme which included pipeworks and other supporting infrastructure as well as the reservoir itself. The reservoir was created by constructing three dams. One was built at the north west of High Island connecting it with the Sai Kung Peninsula at Yuen Ng Fan (元五墳). The other dams were built in the Southeast of High Island, connecting it with the Sai Kung Peninsula near Po Pin Chau, a stack island. Work on the scheme began in 1971 and it was not until 1979 that it was finally complete. Two roads were created as part of the scheme, crossing over the dams. This enabled visitors to access a very remote and unspoilt area for recreation.
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[edit] Refugee camp
A refugee camp was built near the reservoir for hosting refugees and boat people from Vietnam. The area is now a flat piece of grassland that is grazed by cows. It has a comfortable pavillion that leads out of the strip of land.
