Lau Fau Shan is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong.
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In the north of Yuen Long, many fish ponds and marshes can be found.
Many wetland birds can be seen.
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The border areas between Hong Kong and the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
is restricted. Access to the border areas is restricted to residents in those areas.
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The number of illegal immigrants had declined over the past few years. So it had been proposed the frontier closed area be reduced from 2800 hectares to 800 hectares.
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Shenzhen and its high buildings can be seen the far background.
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Deep Bay is a bay off the northwest coast of Lau Fau Shan.
It is surrounded to the north by Shenzhen.
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The marshes remain largely intact along the southern part of Deep bay, which is under Hong Kong's
jurisdiction. Pools of former fishing farming is an attraction to birds.
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Lau Fau Shan is a small fishing village on Deep Bay.
It was once famous for its oysters, which were cultivated here for
several hundred years. Little remains of this today.
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However Lau Fau Shan, actual fishing village, with its excellent fish restaurants
is still well worth a visit.
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Most of the inhabitants of Lau Fau Shan have given up oyster culture.
Increasing contamination of the water was an additional factor in the decline
of the village's traditional activity.
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In Lau Fau Shan's narrow main street a variety of fish and seafood, vegetables and meat
are offered for sale. There are many small restaurants which serve fresh fish bought to order
from the neighboring stalls.
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The only village of any significance along this road is Lau Fau Shan,
which boasts a few seafood restaurants and shops.
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Lau Fau Shan is still a collection and distribution centre
for the marketing of oyster products as well as other seafood.
Since a variety of seafood is sold in Lau Fau Shan,
it has developed into a tourist attraction.
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Lau Fau Shan was best known as an oyster village in the past.
It is believed that around 200 households in Lau Fau Shan were oyster farmers.
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Lau Fau Shan was an old village famous for its fresh oysters.
Nowadays, the water is dried up and the harbor is at a standstill.
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Due to present day pollution in Deep Bay, oyster
production has declined but also due to competition from other countries
like China that have cheaper labor costs.
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