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Petmal/Aberdeen Harbour
Petmal/Aberdeen Harbour
Traditional Chinese	香港仔
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāng Gǎng Zǎi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	hoeng1 gong2 zai2

Aberdeen is an area at the south shore of the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It is part of the Southern District. Aberdeen Harbour is a harbour between Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau. Aberdeen traditionally includes the town of Aberdeen, Wong Chuk Hang and Ap Lei Chau, but it sometimes referred to the town only.

Etymology

Aberdeen was named, in 1845, after the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. It is famous to tourists for the boat people living in the harbour and the floating seafood restaurants such as the Jumbo Floating Restaurant. The boat people are generally associated with the fishing industry, and there are also several dozen expatriates living on boats in the harbour.

Aberdeen is known indigenously as Heung Kong Tsai or Hong Kong Tsai (香港仔), which means Hong Kong Minor. It is believed that Aberdeen is where the name of Hong Kong (more accurate transcription, Heung Kong) originates. Heung Kong Tsuen (香港村, Hong Kong village) on Ap Lei Chau was mentioned in Ming maps. Another walled-village Heung Kong Wai in Wong Chuk Hang was also founded during Qianlong era of Qing. Heung Kong mean Fragrant Harbour, where incense trees (Aquilaria sinensis) from New Territories were transferred here to export to other cities in China.

Panoramic view of Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong, from Ocean Park. The island at the centre is Ap Lei Chau. Aberdeen Harbour is located between Ap Lei Chau and the town of Aberdeen to the right.