Sau Ki Wan

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Cantonese 筲箕灣筲箕湾 (saau1 gei1 waan1).

Proper noun[edit]

Sau Ki Wan

  1. Alternative form of Shau Kei Wan.
    • 1957, Stanley Woodburn Kirby, The War Against Japan: The loss of Singapore, page 130:
      Along the waterfront hung a pall of smoke from the burning oil tanks and paint factory, and the great heat from the fire at Sau Ki Wan rubber works threatened to disorganize the nearby defences.
    • 2016 September 14, Oliver Lindsay, The Battle For Hong Kong 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune, The History Press, →ISBN:
      After Colonel Tanaka's 229 Regiment had landed at Sau Ki Wan and infiltrated through the Rajputs, it had come up against C Company of the Royal Rifles commanded by Major W A Bishop. The enemy greatly outnumbered the Canadians.
    • 2017 August 5, Merriam Press, World War 2 In Review No. 11, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:
      Japanese soldiers committed a number of atrocities on 19 December, when the aid post at the Silesian Mission near Sau Ki Wan was overrun. A total of 1,528 soldiers, mainly Commonwealth, are buried there.