Lamma Island en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- lä′mä′
Etymology
From Lamma + island.
Meanings
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An island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
All of those confirmed dead and most of those injured are thought to have been on board a boat owned by the Hong Kong Electric company when it collided with the ferry near Lamma Island.
2012 October 2, “At least 37 killed in Hong Kong boat crash”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2015, China:And last November, the fans of Mirror’s Jeremy Lau – better known as “Jer” – celebrated his birthday with an exhibition of artwork and an excursion to clean up Shek Pai Wan beach on Lamma Island.
2022 May 21, Peter Lee, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, tram or billboard: Hong Kong superfans reflect their devotion”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2024, Hong Kong:Lamma Island is a residential island two miles off the coast of Hong Kong Island.
2019 January 8, Tiffany May, “Oil Tanker Catches Fire in Hong Kong, Killing One and Leaving Two Missing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2019, Asia Pacific:
Synonyms
Y Island · Lamma · Pok Liu · Pok Liu Chau
Translations (2)
yue 南丫島 /南丫岛 (island in Hong Kong) · yue 南丫 (island in Hong Kong)