Mirs Bay
Mirs Bay is a bay in the northeast of Kat O and Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. The north and east shores are surrounded by Yantian and Dapeng New District of Shenzhen. Ping Chau stands in the midst of the bay.History
Mirs Bay along with other waterways near Hong Kong once was home to various coastal defence forts used against pirates during the Ming Dynasty.
Mirs Bay was used by then American Commodore George Washington Dewey during the Spanish–American War as refuge and repair facility for the US Navy.Features
Within the bay are smaller harbours or inlets on the Hong Kong side:
The bay includes a number of islands, with an extensive group lying in the northwestern part of the bay, including:
To the south of Mirs Bay water flows out to the South China Sea.
