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The Hunch Backs

The Hunch Backs

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The Hunch Backs, or Ngau Ngak Shan (Chinese: 牛押山), is the twelfth-highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 677 metres (2,221 ft),[1] it is at the north of Ma On Shan.

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Conservation

The north and north-east slopes of the Hunch Backs and the east slope of Ma On Shan, covering an area of 118 hectares, was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1976.[2][3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Owen, Bernie; Shaw, Raynor (2007-10-01). Hong Kong Landscapes: Shaping the Barren Rock. Hong Kong University Press. p. 119. ISBN 9789622098473.
  2. [2]
    "Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)". Planning Department.
  3. [3]
    "Site of Special Scientific Interest - Ma On Shan" (PDF). Planning Department. 30 September 1992.

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