Starling Inlet

Starling Inlet or Sha Tau Kok Hoi (Chinese: 沙頭角海) is a harbour in northeast New Territories, Hong Kong.

Settlements around the harbour include: Sha Tau Kok, Wu Shek Kok, Yim Tso Ha, Nam Chung, Luk Keng, Kai Kuk Shue Ha, Fung Hang, Kuk Po, Yung Shue Au.

A section of Starling Inlet located offshore of Sha Tau Kok is one of the 26 designated marine fish culture zones in Hong Kong.

[1] The border town Sha Tau Kok is located at the north of the opening of the inlet to Mirs Bay.

The checkpoint at Shek Chung Au on Sha Tau Kok Road was decommissioned.

View of Starling Inlet from the Dragon King shrine of the Tin Hau Temple Complex in Nam Chung .
A Chau seen from Luk Keng Road. Mangroves are visible in the foreground.
Sha Tau Kok Public Pier in Starling Inlet.