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A Tin Hau Temple is located on Tai Sha Chau. According to inscriptions, the temple was probably initially built in 1846 by fishermen from Castle Peak Bay off Sha Chau. The temple was destroyed by a fire in the 1970s and was rebuilt in 1998. It is a Grade II Historic Building since 1981.
An aviation fuel receipt facility (the Receipt Jetty) is located at Sha Chau. The Receipt Jetty is where bulk intake of fuel for Hong Kong airport takes place. The Receipt Jetty is connected to twin 6 km submarine pipelines which carry the fuel to Chek Lap Kok. Sha Chau was initially intended to be a temporary location for the facility.
Sha Chau is also the site of an Approach Surveillance Radar (ASR) and of a Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) for air traffic control.
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