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Hei Ling Chau (Pinyin: Xilingzhou), formerly Hayling Chau, is an island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan
Chi Ma Wan

Chi Ma Wan is a bay on southeastern Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula is where the Chi Ma Wan, as well as Cheung Sha Wan, Lantau, Tai Long Wan, Yi Long Wan and Mong Tung Wan are located....
 of Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
. It is also south of Peng Chau
Peng Chau

Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District, Hong Kong of Hong Kong....
 and north of Cheung Chau
Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau is a small island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territory of Hong Kong, with a population of about 30,000 up to 2006....
. Its companion, Sunshine Island
Sunshine Island

Sunshine Island , also known as Chau Kung To indigenously, is a companion island of Hei Ling Chau in Hong Kong. Northeast of Hei Ling Chau and south of Peng Chau, the island was once used as a drug addiction treatment centre....
, is at its northeast. With an area of 1.93 km², and the highest hill heighted 187m, it is administratively part of the Islands District. The island is L-shaped with angle pointed northeast.

Southwest water of the island is zoned as Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter.






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Hei Ling Chau (Pinyin: Xilingzhou), formerly Hayling Chau, is an island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan
Chi Ma Wan

Chi Ma Wan is a bay on southeastern Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula is where the Chi Ma Wan, as well as Cheung Sha Wan, Lantau, Tai Long Wan, Yi Long Wan and Mong Tung Wan are located....
 of Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
. It is also south of Peng Chau
Peng Chau

Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District, Hong Kong of Hong Kong....
 and north of Cheung Chau
Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau is a small island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territory of Hong Kong, with a population of about 30,000 up to 2006....
. Its companion, Sunshine Island
Sunshine Island

Sunshine Island , also known as Chau Kung To indigenously, is a companion island of Hei Ling Chau in Hong Kong. Northeast of Hei Ling Chau and south of Peng Chau, the island was once used as a drug addiction treatment centre....
, is at its northeast. With an area of 1.93 km², and the highest hill heighted 187m, it is administratively part of the Islands District. The island is L-shaped with angle pointed northeast.

Southwest water of the island is zoned as Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter. Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre occupies the north-western part of the island and students often get a chance to visit the island by joining preventive drug
Psychoactive drug

A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood , consciousness and behaviour....
 education programs.

The eastern part, on the other end, hosted medium-security Hei Ling Chau Correctional Institiute and mid-northern minimum security Lai Sun Correctional Institution. The Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre(Annex) is located at the southest end of the Island.

Lai Sun Correctional Institution is the first Vocational Training Centre in the Correctional Services Department that aims to train inmates develop useful and market-oriented vocational skills before re-integrated into the society.

In 2004, the Hong Kong Government proposed to spend HKD$12 billion to build a super jail
Prison

A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or internment and usually deprived of a range of personal Freedom ....
 on the island. The proposal was strongly opposed by the general public and experts alike, and thus has been shelved indefinitely.

Currently, CLP is investigating to construct the second Commercial Wind Turbine on Hei Ling Chau Island in order to promote the use of re-generating energy in Hong Kong.

An endemic species Bogadek's legless lizard (Dibamus bogadeki) is first discovered by a priest on the island.

Transport

There is kai-to
Kai-to

The kai-to is a type of small, motorized ferry serving remote coastal settlements in the Outlying Islands, Hong Kong of Hong Kong.There are currently 78 fixed kai-to routes, mostly used to ferry passengers between the outlying islands of Lantau Island, Peng Chau, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island, among others, to the west of Hong Kong, and to...
 from Peng Chau operated by Coral Sea Ferry. It costs HK$9 for single-trip.

See also

  • Islands of Hong Kong
  • Outlying Islands
    Outlying Islands, Hong Kong

    Outlying Islands is groups of islands surrounding mainland New Territories and Kowloon, and Hong Kong Island within the territories of Hong Kong....


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