Sha Tau Kok

Sha Tau Kok is a closed town in North District, Hong Kong, and the northernmost town of the territory. It is the last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area. Its residents are mostly descendants of Hakka farmers and Hoklo fishermen who settled the area after the Qing dynasty's Great Clearance in the 17th century. The town can be reached by Sha Tau Kok Road and public transport beginning in Sheung Shui, but visitors without a valid Closed Area Permit and identification are turned away at the police checkpoint at its entrance. Chung Ying Street separates the Hong Kong part of the town from the mainland part in Shenzhen, known as Shatoujiao Subdistrict, and remains closed off to most outsiders. The Chinese name is written 沙頭角.