Ma Wan

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Etymology

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From Cantonese 馬灣 (maa5 waan1).

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Ma Wan

  1. An island in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • 2000 November 26, “BUSINESS: DIARY; Ski Hong Kong (You Read It Right)”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 July 2010[2]:
      The developers, a group of Hong Kong construction professionals, said work would start on the park, on Ma Wan island, in late 2001, and will be completed in 2003.
    • 2022 March 21, Stuart Heaver, “The little island that could have been Hong Kong, but for a British naval officer’s bad weather day 230 years ago”, in South China Morning Post[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on March 20, 2022, Travel & Leisure‎[4]:
      Ma Wan, an island between Lantau and Tsing Yi in Hong Kong, is best known today for the Park Island residential development.
  2. A village in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • 2019 April 30, Albert Wilson, Big Al Travel Companion: A Companion for You Getting the Best Values in Your Discovery into Festival, Culture, Food and Many Others, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:
      When I went there I couldn't find the main road to the village. Afterwards, I just asked some people to direct me to the village and lucky I find some people who can give me the right direction. The first person was really helpful and he gave me plenty of information about Ma Wan.
  3. A rural committee in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

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