Conservation
The Tin Hau Temple in the village of Sha Tau is listed as a Grade III Historic Building.
Ping Chau has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1978.
Ping Chau is part of the Plover Cove (Extension) Country Park, designated in 1979.
The Tung Ping Chau Marine Park was designated in 2001 as the fourth Marine Park in Hong Kong. It occupies a sea area of about 270 hectares which encloses the island of Ping Chau.
Ping Chau is one of the eight Geo-Areas of the Hong Kong National Geopark, which was inaugurated on November 3, 2009.
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