国务院令第221号
（Adopted at the 56th Standing Session of the State Council on May 7，1997 Promulgated by Decree No. 221 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on July 1， 1997）
颁布日期：19970701 　实施日期：19970701 　颁布单位：国务院

The Map of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China（1：750 000）（omitted）

The Map of the Hong kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China（1：500 000）（omitted）

Appendix： DESCRIPTION IN WRITING OF BOUNDARY LINES OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Regional boundary lines are composed of the land component and the marine component.

I. The Land Component

The land component is composed of the following three sectors：

（1）The Shatoujiao Sector

1. Beginning from Dong Jiao（Cape East） of the bottom of the Shatoujiao Wharf（Point No. 1， 22 degrees 32 minutes 37.21 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 13 minutes 34.85 seconds east longitude） to the drainage trench to the sea parallel to the east side of Xinluo Street， going on along the central line of the drainage trench to the crossing point（Point No. 2，22 degrees 32 minutes 45.42 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 13 minutes 32.40 seconds east longitude） of that line with the central line of Zhong Yin Street；

2. Beginning from Point No. 2 along the central line of Zhong Yin Street to the crossing point of Bu Street and the central line of Zhong Yin Street（Point No. 3， 22 degrees 32 minutes 52.26 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 13 minutes 36.91 seconds east latitude）；

3. Beginning from Point No. 3 in straight line connecting with the west end of the bottom of the bridge pier in the center of the river on the west side of the Shatoujiao River Bridge（Point No. 4， 22 degrees 32 minutes 52.83 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 13 minutes 36.86 seconds east longitude）。

（2）The Shatoujiao-Bogongao Sector

Beginning from Point No. 4 along the central line of the Shaotoujiao River going upstream crossing the bottom of the valley at the east side of Bogongao to the center of the saddle of Bogongao（Point No. 5， 22 degrees 33 minutes 23.49 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 12 minutes 24.25 seconds east longitude）。

（3）The Bogongao-Shenchen River to the sea Sector

Beginning from the saddle of Bogongao along the bottom of the main valley at the west side of Bogongao to the source of the Shenchen River at Bogongao， going on along the central line of the Shenchen River till reaching the mouth of the Shenchen Bay（also referred to as Houhai Bay）。

The central line of the New River shall be the regional boundary upon treatment of the Shenchen River.

II. The Marine Component

The marine component is composed of the following three sectors：

（I）The Shenchen Bay Maritime Sector

Beginning from the mouth of the Shenchen River to the sea along the center of the south navigation channel to No. 84 light buoy（referred to as light buoy No. “B”）（Point No. 6， 22 degrees 30 minutes 36.23 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 59 minutes 42.20 seconds east longitude）， then connecting with the following two points in straight line：

1. No. 83 light buoy in the Shenchen Bay（also referred to as light buoy No. “A”）（Point No. 7， 22 degrees 28 minutes 20.49 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 56 minutes 52.10 seconds east longitude）；

2. The aforesaid Point No. 7 and the crossing point of the connecting line of Dongjiaozui at the southern tip of the Neilinding Island and the longitudinal line at 113 degrees 52 minutes 08.8 seconds east longitude（Point No. 8， 22 degrees 25 minutes 43.7 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 52 minutes 08.8 seconds east longitude）。

（II）The Southern Maritime Sector Connected with the following 13 points beginning from Point No. 8：

1. Going from Point No. 8 along the longitudinal line at 113 degrees 52 minutes 08.8 seconds east longitude extending southward to 22 degrees 20 minutes north latitude（Point No. 9， 22 degrees 20 minutes north latitude， 113 degrees 52 minutes 08.8 seconds east longitude）；

2. Going from the most prominent part on the coastal line north of Da Ao to the point one nautical mile northwestward（Point No. 10， 22 degrees 16 minutes 23.2 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 50 minutes 50.06 seconds east longitude；

3. Going from the most prominent part on the coastal line west of Da Ao to the point one nautical mile northwestward（Point No. 11， 22 degrees 16 minutes 03.8 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 50 minutes 20.4 seconds east longitude）；

4. Going from the most prominent part on the coastal line southwest of the Jigong Mountain to the point one nautical mile northwestward（Point No. 12，22 degrees 14 minutes 21.4 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 49 minutes 35.0 seconds east longitude）；

5. Going from the most prominent part on the coastal line west of the Jiyejiao（Cape Jiye） of the Dayu Mountain to the point one nautical mile westward（Point No. 13， 22 degrees 13 minutes 01.4 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 49 minutes 01.6 seconds east longitude）；

6. Going from the most prominent part on the coastal line southwest of Fan Lau Jiao（Cape Fan Lau） of the Dayu Mountain to the point one nautical mile southwestward（Point No. 14， 22 degrees 11 minutes 01.9 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 49 minutes 56.6 seconds east longitude）；

7. The Center point between the most prominent part on the coastal line south of Tai A Chau of the Soko Islands and the most prominent part on the coastal line north of Yinjiao Zui of Tai Zu Chau（Point No. 15， 22 degrees 08 minutes 33.1 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 53 minutes 47.6 seconds east longitude）；

8. Going from the most prominent part on the coastal line south of the Toulu Chau of the Soko Islands to the point one nautical mile southward（Point No. 16， 22 degrees 08 minutes 12.2 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 55 minutes 20.6 seconds east longitude）；

9. The crossing point of the one-nautical-mile radius of the center of the most prominent part on the coastal line south of Tou Lu Chau of the Soko Islands and the east of the latitudinal line of 22 degrees 08 minutes 54.5 seconds north latitude（Point No. 17， 22 degrees 08 minutes 54.5 seconds north latitude， 113 degrees 56 minutes 22.4 seconds east longitude）；

10. The crossing point of the one-nautical-mile radius of the center of the most prominent part on the coastal line south west of Mou Chau of the Po Toi Islands and the west of the latitudinal line of 22 degrees 08 minutes 54.5 seconds north latitude（Point No. 18， 22 degrees 08 minutes 54.5 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 14 minutes 09.6 seconds east longitude）；

11. The point one nautical mile due south of Nan Jiao Zui of the Po Toi Islands（Point No. 19， 22 degrees 08 minutes 18.8 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 15 minutes 18.6 seconds east longitude）；

12. The crossing point of the one-nautical-mile radius of the center of the most prominent part on the coastal line southwest of Da Jiao Tou of the PoToi Islands and the east of the latitudinal line of 22 degrees 08 minutes 54.5 seconds north latitude（Point No. 20， 22 degrees 08 minutes 54.5 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 17 minutes 02.4 seconds east longitude）；

13.22 degrees 08 minutes 54.5 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 30 minutes 08.8 seconds east longitude（Point No. 21）。

（III）The Dapeng Wan（Mirs Bay） Marine Sector

Connected in straight line between Point No. 21， the following 10 points and Point No. 1：

1.22 degrees 21 minutes 54.5 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 30 minutes 08.8 seconds east longitude（Point No. 22）；

2. The center point of the most prominent part on the coastal line north of the Da Lu Wan and the navigation light on Shi Niu Chau（Point No. 23，22 degrees 28 minutes 07.4 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 27 minutes 17.6 seconds east longitude）；

3. The center point of the most prominent part on the coastal line southwest of Mu Tou Sha and Geng Lou Shi on the Ping Chau Island（Point No. 24，22 degrees 32 minutes 41.9 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 27 minutes 18.5 seconds east longitude）；

4. The center point between Cheng Tou Jiao and Chau Wei Jiao on the Ping Chau Island（Point No. 25， 22 degrees 33 minutes 43.2 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 26 minutes 02.3 seconds east longitude）；

5. The center point between the most prominent part on the coastal line of Bei Chai Jiao and the most prominent part on the coastal line north of Bai Sha Chau（Point No. 26， 22 degrees 34 minutes 06.0 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 19 minutes 58.7 seconds east longitude）；

6. The center point between the most prominent part on the coastal line of Zhen Jiao Zui and the most prominent part on the coastal line east of Ji Ao（Crooked Island） Ji Gong Tou（Point No. 27， 22 degrees 34 minutes 00.0 seconds North latitude， 114 degrees 18 minutes 32.7 seconds east longitude）；

7. The center point between the most prominent part on the coastal line of Tang Yuan Yong and the most prominent part on the coastal line north of Ji Ao（Crooked Island）（Point No. 28， 22 degrees 33 minutes 55.8 seconds north latitude，114 degrees 16 minutes 33.7 seconds east longitude）；

8. The center point between the mouth of the Nan Xiao River to the sea at En Shang and Pai Tou Jian（Point No. 29， 22 degrees 33 minutes 20.6 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 14 minutes 55.2 seconds east longitude）；

9.The center point between the mouth of the Xia Xiao River to the sea at Guan Lu and San Jiao Zui（Point No. 30， 22 degrees 33 minutes 02.6 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 14 minutes 13.4 seconds east longitude）；

10. The center point between due east of Point No. 1 and the opposite coast（Point No. 31， 22 degrees 32 minutes 37.2 seconds north latitude， 114 degrees 14 minutes 01.1 seconds east longitude）。

Footnote： the above-mentioned coordinate value follows the WGS84 coordinate system.