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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....
 comprises the Kowloon peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula

The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, China....
 and 236 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....
s, the largest being 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 ....
 and the second largest being Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
. Ap Lei Chau
Ap Lei Chau

Ap Lei Chau , or Aberdeen Island, is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong of Hong Kong, located south-west of Hong Kong Island, next to Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong and Aberdeen Channel, with an area of 1.32 km?....
 is the most densely populated island in the world.

Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
 is historically the political and commercial centre of Hong Kong. It was the site of the initial Victoria City
Victoria City

Victoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British Empire colony in 1842....
 colonial settlement, where the financial district of Central
Central, Hong Kong

Central , the central business district of Hong Kong, was commonly known as part of Victoria City. It is an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island....
 is now located. Most of the other islands are commonly referred to as the 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....
.

Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula

The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, China....
, across Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea was instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent development as a trading centre....
 from Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
 is another notable commercial centre in Hong Kong.

In terms of the districts of Hong Kong
Districts of Hong Kong

The Districts of Hong Kong are the 18 administrative areas by which Hong Kong is geographically divided. Each district has a District council of Hong Kong, which was formerly known as a district board....
, while one of the 18 districts is called the Islands District
Islands District

The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 86,667 in 2001.Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands....
, many islands of Hong Kong are actually not part of that district, which only consists of some twenty large and small islands in the southern and the south-western waters of Hong Kong.






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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....
 comprises the Kowloon peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula

The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, China....
 and 236 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....
s, the largest being 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 ....
 and the second largest being Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
. Ap Lei Chau
Ap Lei Chau

Ap Lei Chau , or Aberdeen Island, is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong of Hong Kong, located south-west of Hong Kong Island, next to Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong and Aberdeen Channel, with an area of 1.32 km?....
 is the most densely populated island in the world.

Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
 is historically the political and commercial centre of Hong Kong. It was the site of the initial Victoria City
Victoria City

Victoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British Empire colony in 1842....
 colonial settlement, where the financial district of Central
Central, Hong Kong

Central , the central business district of Hong Kong, was commonly known as part of Victoria City. It is an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island....
 is now located. Most of the other islands are commonly referred to as the 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....
.

Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula

The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, China....
, across Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea was instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent development as a trading centre....
 from Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
 is another notable commercial centre in Hong Kong.

In terms of the districts of Hong Kong
Districts of Hong Kong

The Districts of Hong Kong are the 18 administrative areas by which Hong Kong is geographically divided. Each district has a District council of Hong Kong, which was formerly known as a district board....
, while one of the 18 districts is called the Islands District
Islands District

The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 86,667 in 2001.Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands....
, many islands of Hong Kong are actually not part of that district, which only consists of some twenty large and small islands in the southern and the south-western waters of Hong Kong. These islands belong to respective districts depending on their locations.

Peninsulas

Partial list of peninsulas - and the district they belong to:

Mainland

  • Kowloon Peninsula - Geographically, it refers to the area south of the mountain ranges of Beacon Hill
    Beacon Hill, Hong Kong

    Beacon Hill is a hill in the Kowloon Tong area of Hong Kong's Kowloon peninsula. It is the 65th highest hill of Hong Kong. It is 457 m tall.Beacon Hill is located within the Lion Rock Country Park....
    , Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn, Kowloon Peak, etc. and covers five districts itself. Historically, only the portion south of Boundary Street was ceded to Britain by the Convention of Peking Road in 1860, covers only the area of two and a half of the five districts.
  • Sai Kung Peninsula
    Sai Kung Peninsula

    Sai Kung Peninsula is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Its name comes from Sai Kung Town in the central southern area of the peninsula....
  • Clear Water Bay Peninsula
    Clear Water Bay Peninsula

    Clear Water Bay Peninsula is a peninsula east of Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong. The peninsula separates Junk Bay from Port Shelter.The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clearwater Bay School , The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club and the Shaw Studio are located here....
  • Wan Tsai
    Wan Tsai

    Wan Tsai is a peninsula between Hoi Ha Wan and Long Harbour in north-western Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. With a narrow neck, Lan Lo Au between Nam Fung Wan and an unnamed bay of Hoi Ha Wan connecting to mainland of Sai King Peninsula, Wan Tsai is hilly with two hills Tai Leng Tun and Nam Fung Shan....


Hong Kong Island

  • Cape D'Aguilar
    Cape D'Aguilar

    Cape D'Aguilar or Hok Tsui is a cape in the south of Shek O and D'Aguilar Peak on southeastern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The peninsula, where the cape is on its southeastern side, is also known as Cape D'Aguilar....
     - Southern District
  • Shek O
    Shek O

    Shek O is a beachside village in the Southern District, Hong Kong of Hong Kong, surrounded by Shek O Country Park, Big Wave Bay and Cape D'Aguilar....
     - Southern District
  • Stanley
    Stanley, Hong Kong

    Stanley is a List of cities and towns in Hong Kong and a Hong Kong landmarks and tourist attractions in Hong Kong. It is a Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Peninsulas on the southeastern part of Hong Kong Island....
     - Southern District


Lantau Island

  • Chi Ma Wan Peninsula - Islands District
    Islands District

    The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 86,667 in 2001.Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands....
  • Fan Lau
    Fan Lau

    Fan Lau is peninsula and area in the southwest tip of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is also southwest end the territory of Hong Kong. The very end of the tip is Fan Lau Kok ....


Former peninsulas

  • Tai Kok Tsui
    Tai Kok Tsui

    Tai Kok Tsui is an area west of Mong Kok in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The mixed land use of industrial and residential is present in the old area. The Cosmopolitan Dock and oil depots were previously located there....
     - Yau Tsim Mong District
    Yau Tsim Mong District

    Yau Tsim Mong District is one of Districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong, located on western Kowloon peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon....
    , can hardly be identified on maps now, due to land reclamation
    Land reclamation

    Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds, the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state ....
    .


Islands

Partial list of islands (excluding the Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
 itself) - and the district they belong to:

  • A Chau (??, Centre Island, Hong Kong) - Tai Po
    Tai Po

    Tai Po refers to the area of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the Hong Kong Railway Museum of the KCR East Rail, within the Tai Po District in Hong Kong....
  • A Chau
    A Chau

    A Chau is an island in the inner most of Starling Inlet in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District, Hong Kong. The island falls within the Closed Area....
     - North
    North District, Hong Kong

    North District is the northernmost district of the districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong. It is located in the northwestern part of the New Territories....
  • Adamasta Rock
    Adamasta Rock

    The Adamasta Rock is an uninhabited undersea rock in Hong Kong, in the centre of the busy Adamasta Channel between the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula of Lantau Island and Cheung Chau island, in Hong Kong....
     - Islands
  • Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai
    Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai

    Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong....
     - North
  • Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai
    Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai

    Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong....
     - North
  • Ap Chau
    Ap Chau

    Ap Chau , meaning duck island, or also known as Robinson Island is an esoteric island in the Crooked Harbour, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong....
     (??, Robinson Island) - North
  • Ap Lei Chau
    Ap Lei Chau

    Ap Lei Chau , or Aberdeen Island, is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong of Hong Kong, located south-west of Hong Kong Island, next to Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong and Aberdeen Channel, with an area of 1.32 km?....
     (???, Aberdeen Island) - Southern
    Southern District, Hong Kong

    The Southern District is one of the Districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong, China. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island. It had a population of 290,240 in 2001....
  • Ap Lei Pai
    Ap Lei Pai

    Ap Lei Pai is an uninhabited island in Hong Kong, linked to the south of Ap Lei Chau in Hong Kong. It is located between the East Lamma Channel and Aberdeen Harbour....
     - Southern
  • Ap Lo Chun
    Ap Lo Chun

    Ap Lo Chun is a small island in Crooked Harbour in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay , between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau, with Ap Tan Pai nearby ....
     - North
  • Ap Tan Pai
    Ap Tan Pai

    Ap Tan Pai is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay . It under the administration of North District, Hong Kong....
     - North
  • Ap Tau Pai
    Ap Tau Pai

    Ap Tau Pai is a small island between Yan Chau Tong and Crooked Harbour in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay , North-east of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District, Hong Kong....
     - North
  • Bay Islet
    Bay Islet

    Bay Islet or See Chau is an islands in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. It is located in Rocky Harbour, also known as Leung Shuen Wan Hon, and separated from Jun Island by the channel See Chau Mun ....
     - Sai Kung
  • Breaker Reef
    Breaker Reef

    Breaker Reef , one of the 235 islands of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District, is located in Tolo Channel , where is in the North-east of New Territories ....
     - Tai Po
  • Bun Bei Chau
    Bun Bei Chau

    Bun Bei Chau is a small island in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. It is located north of Town Island near Rocky Harbour . It is under the administration of Sai Kung District....
     - Sai Kung
  • Bun Sha Pai - Tai Po
  • Cha Kwo Chau - Islands
  • Cha Yue Pai - Sai Kung
  • Cham Pai - Tai Po
  • Cham Pai - Sai Kung
  • Cham Tau Chau - Sai Kung
  • Chap Mo Chau - North
  • Chau Tsai Kok
    Chau Tsai Kok

    Chau Tsai Kok is an island off an island Tap Mun in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite to the town of Tap Mun. It is under the administration of Tai Po District....
     - Tai Po
  • Chau Tsai
    Chau Tsai

    Chau Tsai was a small island off the southern shore, Nam Wan Kok, of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. It was also known as Chun Fa Rock , or Chung Hue Shik on some historical documentations....
     - Sai Kung
  • Che Lei Pai
    Che Lei Pai

    Che Lei Pai is an island in Tolo Channel in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The island is the north of Pak Kok Chai and south of Fu Tau Sha. It is under the administration of Tai Po District....
     - Tai Po
  • Chek Chau
    Chek Chau

    File:Port Island, Hong Kong 1.jpgPort Island is one of the 235 islands of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Channel , where is in the North-east of New Territories ....
     (??, Port Island) - Tai Po
  • Chek Lap Kok
    Chek Lap Kok

    Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong, China.Chek Lap Kok was one of the two islands merged together via land reclamation techniques into to the 12.48 km? platform for the current Hong Kong International Airport....
     - Islands - now assimilated with Lam Chau
    Lam Chau

    Lam Chau was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport. The small island laid to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island....
     into the airport
    Hong Kong International Airport

    Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , because it was built on the Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Islands of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from the old Hong Kong Airport ....
     platform and connected to 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 ....
     by two bridges
  • 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....
     - Islands
  • Cheung Shek Tsui - North
  • Cheung Sok
    Cheung Sok

    Cheung Sok is a small island at the north of Yam O, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It belongs to the Tsuen Wan District....
     - Tsuen Wan
    Tsuen Wan

    Tsuen Wan is a bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. A market town of the Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area....
  • Cheung Tsui CHau - Sai Kung
  • Ching Chau - Sai Kung
  • Conic Island - Sai Kung
  • Douglas Rock - Islands
  • Flat Island
    Flat Island

    Flat Island or Ngan Chau is an islands of between Heung Leung Kok and Ocean Point in the north shore of Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong....
     - Tai Po
  • Fo Shek Chau (???, Basalt Island) - Sai Kung
  • Fo Siu Pai - Sai Kung
  • Fu Wong Chau - North
  • Fun Chau - North
  • Green Island
    Green Island, Hong Kong

    Green Island is an island off the northwest coast of Kennedy Town on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, separated by the Sulphur Channel.A smaller island nearby to the east, uninhabited, is called Little Green Island ....
     - Central & Western
    Central and Western District

    The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, is one of the districts of Hong Kong of the city-state....
  • Ha So Pai - Islands
  • Hau Tsz Kok Pai
    Hau Tsz Kok Pai

    Hau Tsz Kok Pai is one of the 235 islands of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Long Harbour , where it is in the North-east of New Territories....
     - Tai Po
  • Hei Ling Chau
    Hei Ling Chau

    Hei Ling Chau , formerly Hayling Chau, is an island of Hong Kong, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan of Lantau Island. It is also south of Peng Chau and north of Cheung Chau....
     - Islands
  • Hin Pai - Tai Po
  • Hok Tsai Pai - Sai Kung
  • Hung Pai - North
  • Kai Chau - Sai Kung
  • Kat O
    Kat O

    Kat O or Crooked Island is an island of Hong Kong located in the north-east of the territory. Area: 2.35 km?.Administratively, it is part of North District, Hong Kong....
     (??, Crooked Island) - North
  • Kau Pei Chau - Southern
  • Kau Sai Chau
    Kau Sai Chau

    Kau Sai Chau is an island located off the coast of Sai Kung of Hong Kong, with an area of 6.69 km?.The large island is the location of the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, developed and run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club....
     - Sai Kung
  • Kau Yi Chau
    Kau Yi Chau

    Kau Yi Chau , also known as Tai Kau Yi Chau , is an island between Peng Chau and Green Island, Hong Kong in Hong Kong. West of Victoria Harbour, it is located on the crossroad of sea routes, east to west and north to south....
     - Islands
  • Kiu Tau - Sai Kung
  • Kiu Tsui Chau (???, Sharp Island) - Sai Kung
  • Ko Pai - North
  • Kok Tai Pai - North
  • Kowloon Rock
    Kowloon Rock

    Kowloon Rock is an island in the middle of Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong, near the runway of Kai Tak Airport. Administratively, it is part of Kowloon City District....
     - Kowloon City
    Kowloon City

    Kowloon City is an list of areas of Hong Kong in Kowloon of Hong Kong. Named after the Kowloon Walled City, it is part of Kowloon City District....
  • Kung Chau - Tai Po
  • Kwun Cham Wan - Sai Kung
  • Kwun Tsai - Sai Kung
  • Lak Lei Tsai - Sai Kung
  • Lamma Island
    Lamma Island

    Lamma Island , also known as Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu , is the third largest island in Hong Kong and part of the Islands District, Hong Kong....
     - Islands
  • Lan Shuen Pei - North
  • Lan Tau Pai - Sai Kung
  • 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 ....
     - Islands
  • Lap Sap Chau - Sai Kung
  • Leung Shuen Wan (????, High Island) - Sai Kung
  • Little Green Island
    Little Green Island

    Little Green Island is a granite island, with an area of , in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania?s Great Dog Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders Island and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group....
     - Central & Western
  • Lo Chau - Southern
  • Lo Chi Pai - North
  • Lo Chi Pai - Sai Kung
  • Lo Fu Tiu Pai - Sai Kung
  • Lo Shue Pai - Eastern
    Eastern District, Hong Kong

    The Eastern District is one of the districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong. It had a population of 616,199 in 2001. The district has the second highest population while its residents have the third highest income....
  • Loaf Rock - Islands
  • Luk Chau - Islands
  • Lung Kwu Chau
    Lung Kwu Chau

    Lung Kwu Chau is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwun Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separated by waterway of Urmston Road....
     - Tuen Mun
    Tuen Mun

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  • Lung Shan Pai - Southern
  • Lung Shuen Pai - Sai Kung
  • Lut Chau - Yuen Long
    Yuen Long

    Yuen Long is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai....
  • Ma Shi Chau
    Ma Shi Chau

    Ma Shi Chau is one of the 235 islands of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Harbour in the northeast New Territories ....
     - Tai Po
  • Ma Tsai Pai - Sai Kung
  • Ma Wan
    Ma Wan

    Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. The island belongs to Tsuen Wan District. It has an area of 0.96 km?....
     - Tsuen Wan
  • Ma Yan Pai - Tai Po
  • Magazine Island
    Magazine Island

    Magazine Island is an island of Hong Kong, located off the southwest coast of Hong Kong Island, and off the northwestern tip of Ap Lei Chau. Administratively, it is part of Southern District, Hong Kong....
     - Southern
  • Mei Pai - Islands
  • Middle Island
    Middle Island, Hong Kong

    Middle Island is an island of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of Southern District, Hong Kong....
     - Southern
  • Mong Chau Tsai - Sai Kung
  • Moon Island
    Moon Island (Hong Kong)

    Mo Chau , or Moon Island is an island in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong....
     - Tai Po
  • Muk Yue Chau - Sai Kung
  • Nam Fung Chau
    Nam Fung Chau

    Nam Fung Chau , one of the 235 islands of Hong Kong, under the administration of Sai Kung District, is located in Rocky Harbour ....
     - Sai Kung
  • Ng Fan Chau - Southern
  • Nga Ying Pai - Sai Kung
  • Ngam Hau Shek - Tsuen Wan
  • Ngan Chau - Islands
  • Ngau Sh Pui - Sai Kung
  • Ngau Tau Pai - Sai Kung
  • Ngo Mei Chau (???, Crescent Island) - North
  • Ninepin Group
    Ninepin Group

    The Ninepin Group or Kwo Chau Islands is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong. The Ninepin Group falls under the jurisdiction of Sai Kung District of Hong Kong....
     - Sai Kung
    • Kong Tau Pai
    • Lung Shuen Pai
    • North Ninepin Island
    • Sai Chau Mei
    • Shue Long Chau
    • Tai Chau
    • Tai Chau Mei
    • Tuen Chau Chai
  • Pak Chau
    Pak Chau

    Pak Chau , also Tree Island, is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwun Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories....
     (??, Tree Island) - Tuen Mun
  • Pak Ka Chau - North
  • Pak Ma Tsui Pai - Sai Kung
  • Pak Pai - Sai Kung
  • Pak Sha Chau (???, Round Island) - North
  • Pak Sha Chau (???, White Sand Island) - Sai Kung
  • Pat Ka Chau - North
  • Peaked Hill
    Peaked Hill

    Peaked Hill, also known as Kai Yek Kok , is an island on the westmost point of Hong Kong territories. The island is close to the west side of southwest Lantau Island, near Tsin Yue Wan and can be spotted from the 7th stage of Lantau Trail....
     - Islands
  • Pearl Island - Tuen Mun
  • 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....
     - Islands
  • Pin Chau - Sai Kung
  • Ping Chau
    Ping Chau

    Ping Chau is an island in Hong Kong, China. It is also known as Tung Ping Chau . Tung is prepended to the name so as to avoid possible confusion with Peng Chau, another island in Hong Kong with a similarly pronounced name....
     - Tai Po
  • Ping Min Chau - Sai Kung
  • Po Pin Chau - Sai Kung
  • Po Toi Islands
    Po Toi Islands

    The Po Toi islands are a small group of islands with a population of around 200, south-east of Hong Kong Island, off Stanley, Hong Kong, in Hong Kong....
     - Islands
    • Castle Rock
    • Lo Chau (??, Beaufort Island)
    • Mat Chau
    • Mat Chau Pai
    • Po Toi
      Po Toi

      Po Toi is the main island of the Po Toi Islands in Hong Kong, with an area of 3.69 1 E6 m?.The southern-most island of Hong Kong, it is famous for its rock formations, such as the Buddha Hand Rock , the Coffin Rock , and the Tortoise Climbing up the Mountain ....
       Island
    • Sai Pai
    • San Pai
    • Sung Kong
    • Tai Pai
    • Waglan Island
      Waglan Island

      Waglan Island is a member of the Po Toi Islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording....
  • Po Yue Pai - Sai Kung
  • Pun Shan Shek - Tsuen Wan
  • Pyramid Rock
    Pyramid Rock

    Pyramid Rock is one of the 235 islands of Hong Kong, under the administration of Sai Kung District. It is located in Rocky Harbour ....
     - Sai Kung
  • Round Island - Southern
  • Sai Ap Chau - North
  • Sam Pai - Sai Kung
  • Sam Pui Chau - Tai Po
  • Sha Chau
    Sha Chau

    Sha Chau is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwun Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separated by waterway of Urmston Road....
     - Tuen Mun
  • Sha Pai - North
  • Sha Pai - Tai Po
  • Sha Tong Hau (????, Bluff Island) - Sai Kung
  • Sham Shui Pai - Islands
  • Shau Kei Pai - North
  • Shek Chau - Sai Kung
  • Shek Kwu Chau
    Shek Kwu Chau

    Shek Kwu Chau is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, located south of Lantau Island and between Cheung Chau and the Soko Islands. Administratively, it is part of Islands District....
     - Islands
  • Shek Ngau Chau - Tai Po
  • Shelter Island - Sai Kung
  • Sheung Pai - North
  • Shui Cham Tsui Pai
    Shui Cham Tsui Pai

    Shui Cham Tsui Pai is one of the 235 islands of Hong Kong, under the administration of North District, Hong Kong. It is located in Starling Inlet , north-east of Hong Kong....
     - North
  • Shui Pai - Islands
  • Siu Kau Yi Chau - Islands
  • Siu Nim Chau - North
  • Siu Tsan Chau - Sai Kung
  • Soko Islands
    Soko Islands

    The Soko Islands are a group of islands in Hong Kong. The group consists of Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau and several smaller nearby islands, in the southwestermost waters of the territory, to the southwest of Lantau Island....
     - Islands
    • Cheung Muk Tau
    • Ko Pai
    • Lung Shuen Pai
    • Ma Chau
    • Shek Chau
    • Siu A Chau
      Siu A Chau

      Siu A Chau is an island of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island. Area: ? km?....
    • Tai A Chau
      Tai A Chau

      Tai A Chau is an island of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island. Area: 1.19 km?. It is referred to as South Soko Island in some media articles....
    • Tau Lo Chau
    • Wan Hau Chau
    • Yuen Chau
    • Yuen Kong Chau
  • Steep Island - Sai Kung
  • 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....
     - Islands
  • Ta Ho Pai - North
  • Tai Chau - Sai Kung
  • Tai Lei - Islands
  • Tai Nim Chau - North
  • Tai O
    Tai O

    Tai O is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong....
     - Islands
  • Tai Pai - Sai Kung
  • Tai Tau Chau - Sai Kung
  • Tai Tau Chau - Southern
  • Tai Tsan Chau - Sai Kung
  • Tang Chau - Tai Po
  • Tang Lung Chau
    Tang Lung Chau

    File:Hong Kong Bay.jpgTang Lung Chau is a small island to the west of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.This island is located south of Ma Wan, and is administratively part of Tsuen Wan District....
     - Tsuen Wan
  • Tap Mun Chau (?? Grass Island) - Tai Po
  • Tau Chau - Southern
  • The Brothers
    The Brothers, Hong Kong

    The Brothers or Mo To Chau consist of two islands in Hong Kong, the Siu Mo To and the Tai Mo To .The group of islands lie in the north of Lantau Island, midway between Chek Lap Kok , and Tuen Mun....
     - Tuen Mun
    • Siu Mo To
    • Tai Mo To
    • Tsz Kan Chau
  • Tit Cham Chau - Sai Kung
  • Tit Shue Pai - Tai Po
  • Tiu Chung Chau (???, Jin Island) - Sai Kung
  • Tiu Chung Pai - Sai Kung
  • Tong Hau Pai - Sai Kung
  • Town Island
    Town Island

    Town Island is an island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Town Island is located in the Sai Kung District of the territory....
     - Sai Kung
  • Trio Island - Sai Kung
  • Tsim Chau Group - Sai Kung
    • Tai Chau
    • Tsim Chau
  • Tsing Chau
    Tsing Chau

    Tsing Chau or Pillar Island was an island in the Kwai Chung area of Hong Kong, sitting on the mouth of Gin Drinker's Bay, by the side of Rambler Channel, opposite to Tsing Yi Island....
     - North
  • Tsing Yi Island - Kwai Tsing
  • Tsui Pai - Islands
  • Tuen Tau Chau - Sai Kung
  • Tung Lung Chau
    Tung Lung Chau

    Tung Lung Chau , also known as Nam Tong Island is an island located off the peninsula of Clear Water Bay in the New Territories in Hong Kong....
     - Sai Kung
  • Tung Sam Chau - Sai Kung
  • Wai Chau Pai - Tai Po
  • Wai Kap Pai - Sai Kung
  • Wang Chau - Sai Kung
  • Wang Pai - Sai Kung
  • Wo Sheung Chau - Sai Kung
  • Wong Mau Chau - Sai Kung
  • Wong Nai Chau Tsai - Sai Kung
  • Wong Nai Chau - North
  • Wong Nai Chau - North
  • Wong Nai Chau - Sai Kung
  • Wong Wan Chau
    Wong Wan Chau

    File:Wong Wan Chau.jpgWong Wan Chau or Double Island is an island located in the north-eastern part of Hong Kong. Area: 2.13 km?....
     (???, Double Island) - North
  • Wong Wan Pai - Sai Kung
  • Wong Yi Chai - Sai Kung
  • Wu Chau - North
  • Wu Chau - Tai Po
  • Wu Pai - North
  • Wu Yeung Chau Pai - North
  • Wu Ying Pai - Islands
  • Yan Chau - North
  • Yau Lung Kok - Sai Kung
  • Yeung Chau - North
  • Yeung Chau - Tai Po
  • Yeung Chau (??, Sheep Island) - Sai Kung
  • Yeung Chau - Sai Kung
  • Yi Long Pai - Islands
  • Yi Pai - Sai Kung
  • Yim Tin Tsai
    Yim Tin Tsai (Tai Po)

    Yim Tin Tsai is an island of Hong Kong located in Tolo Harbour.It is connected to Ma Shi Chau by a narrow strip of land that is only accessible when the tide is low....
     - Tai Po
  • Yim Tin Tsai
    Yim Tin Tsai (Sai Kung)

    Yim Tin Tsai is an island in Sai Kung, Hong Kong.See also* Islands and peninsulas of Hong KongExternal links...
     (???, Little Salt Field) - Sai Kung
  • Yuen Kong Chau - Sai Kung


Former islands

  • Channel Rock
    Channel Rock

    Channel Rock was a big rock in the midst of Kowloon Bay in the east Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong, opposite to Kwun Tong Ferry Pier. It was buried in the extension of runway of Kai Tak Airport....
     - Kowloon City - now part of the Kai Tak
    Kai Tak Airport

    Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. On July 6 1998, the airport was replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok....
     former airport runway
  • Fat Tong Chau
    Fat Tong Chau

    Fat Tong Chau is a former Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong. It is now part of Tseung Kwan O , Sai Kung as a result of land reclamation. It is located at the in the southeastern part of the bay....
     (???, Junk Island) - now part of Tseung Kwan O
    Tseung Kwan O

    Tseung Kwan O is a bay in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. In the northern tip of the bay lies the Tseung Kwan O Village....
    , Sai Kung as a result of land reclamation
    Land reclamation

    Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds, the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state ....
  • Hoi Sham Island
    Hoi Sham Island

    Hoi Sham Island , also called To Kwa Wan Island , is a former island in Kowloon Bay off the coast at an urban and bay of To Kwa Wan of Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong....
     - Kowloon City (also To Kwa Wan Island) - now part of To Kwa Wan as a result of reclamation
  • Kellett Island
    Kellett Island

    Kellett Island is a former island off East Point, Hong Kong in Hong Kong. It is now connected to Hong Kong Island at Causeway Bay as a result of reclamation over the past 150 years....
     - now part of Causeway Bay
    Causeway Bay

    Causeway Bay or East Point, Hong Kong is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, located on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai District and Eastern District, Hong Kong Districts of Hong Kongs....
     as a result of gradual land reclamation, Eastern
    Eastern District, Hong Kong

    The Eastern District is one of the districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong. It had a population of 616,199 in 2001. The district has the second highest population while its residents have the third highest income....
  • Lam Chau
    Lam Chau

    Lam Chau was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport. The small island laid to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island....
     - Islands
    Islands District

    The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 86,667 in 2001.Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands....
     - now assimilated with Chek Lap Kok into the airport
    Hong Kong International Airport

    Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , because it was built on the Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Islands of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from the old Hong Kong Airport ....
     platform and connected to Lantau by two bridges
  • Nga Ying Chau
    Nga Ying Chau

    Nga Ying Chau , or Cap Island, is an island off the northeast shore of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong, separated by a small harbour, Mun Tsai Tong, and Tsuen Wan is at its northeast, just across the Rambler Channel....
     - now northeast corner of the Tsing Yi Island as a result of land reclamation
  • Stonecutter's Island - a former island, now part of the Kowloon peninsula
    Kowloon Peninsula

    The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, China....
    , following land reclamation
  • Tsing Chau
    Tsing Chau

    Tsing Chau or Pillar Island was an island in the Kwai Chung area of Hong Kong, sitting on the mouth of Gin Drinker's Bay, by the side of Rambler Channel, opposite to Tsing Yi Island....
    , or Pillar Island - absorbed into reclaimed land of Gin Drinkers Bay
    Gin Drinkers Bay

    Gin Drinkers Bay or Gin Drinker's Bay is also known as Lap Sap Wan . It was a bay in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.The bay was land reclamation in 1960s and became Kwai Fong and Kwai Hing....
      or Lap Sap Wan. It is the Kwai Chung
    Kwai Chung

    Kwai Chung is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong....
     end of Tsing Yi Bridge
    Tsing Yi Bridge

    Tsing Yi Bridge is the first bridge to Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. It crosses Rambler Channel, connecting Tsing Yi Island and Tsing Chau of Kwai Chung....
    .
  • Mong Chau
    Mong Chau

    Mong Chau was an island off South Kwai Chung, in Rambler Channel, Hong Kong. The island was buried in the reclamation for Kwai Chung Container Port . Its position is at the border of Container Terminal 3 and Container Terminal 4....
     - an island off the hill of Lai King
    Lai King

    Lai King is a residential area and housing estate located in Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong. It consists of seven blocks of public rental housing constructed in 1975, close to the It Kwai Chung Container Port ....
    , buried under the Terminal 2 of the Container Terminal.
  • Chau Tsai
    Chau Tsai

    Chau Tsai was a small island off the southern shore, Nam Wan Kok, of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. It was also known as Chun Fa Rock , or Chung Hue Shik on some historical documentations....
     - absorbed by reclaimed land of Tsing Yi Island, near CRC Oil Depot of Nam Wan Kok
    Nam Wan Kok

    Nam Wan Kok is a cape in the southeast corner of Tsing Yi Island. It coast was reclaimed and became Container Terminal 9. The Nam Wan Tunnel and Stonecutters Bridge will meet there....
  • Rumsey Rock
    Rumsey Rock

    Rumsey Rock was a rock in Hung Hom Bay, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. The rock was buried under the reclaimed land between Tsim Sha Tsui East and Hung Hom in Kowloon....
     - Now part of shore of between Tsim Sha Tsui East and Hung Hom
    Hung Hom

    Hung Hom is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District Districts of Hong Kong, with a portion west of the MTR in the Yau Tsim Mong District....
    .
  • Yuen Chau Tsai
    Yuen Chau Tsai

    Yuen Chau Tsai was formerly an island of Tolo Harbour, in Hong Kong. After land reclamation, it is now connected to land by a causeway and is part of Tai Po District....
  • La Ka Chau


Largest islands

The following is a list of the largest islands of the territories, sorted by area (kmē):

  1. 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 ....
     146.38
  2. Hong Kong Island
    Hong Kong Island

    Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
     80.4
  3. Lamma Island
    Lamma Island

    Lamma Island , also known as Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu , is the third largest island in Hong Kong and part of the Islands District, Hong Kong....
     13.55
  4. Chek Lap Kok
    Chek Lap Kok

    Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong, China.Chek Lap Kok was one of the two islands merged together via land reclamation techniques into to the 12.48 km? platform for the current Hong Kong International Airport....
     - the site of the airport platform, 12.70 kmē
  5. Tsing Yi Island 10.25
  6. Kau Sai Chau
    Kau Sai Chau

    Kau Sai Chau is an island located off the coast of Sai Kung of Hong Kong, with an area of 6.69 km?.The large island is the location of the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, developed and run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club....
     6.69
  7. Po Toi
    Po Toi

    Po Toi is the main island of the Po Toi Islands in Hong Kong, with an area of 3.69 1 E6 m?.The southern-most island of Hong Kong, it is famous for its rock formations, such as the Buddha Hand Rock , the Coffin Rock , and the Tortoise Climbing up the Mountain ....
     3.69
  8. 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....
     2.45
  9. Tung Lung Chau
    Tung Lung Chau

    Tung Lung Chau , also known as Nam Tong Island is an island located off the peninsula of Clear Water Bay in the New Territories in Hong Kong....
     2.42
  10. Crooked Island
    Kat O

    Kat O or Crooked Island is an island of Hong Kong located in the north-east of the territory. Area: 2.35 km?.Administratively, it is part of North District, Hong Kong....
     (Kat O) 2.35
  11. Wong Wan Chau
    Wong Wan Chau

    File:Wong Wan Chau.jpgWong Wan Chau or Double Island is an island located in the north-eastern part of Hong Kong. Area: 2.13 km?....
     (Double Island) 2.13
  12. Hei Ling Chau
    Hei Ling Chau

    Hei Ling Chau , formerly Hayling Chau, is an island of Hong Kong, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan of Lantau Island. It is also south of Peng Chau and north of Cheung Chau....
     1.93
  13. Tap Mun Chau (Grass Island) 1.69
  14. Ap Lei Chau
    Ap Lei Chau

    Ap Lei Chau , or Aberdeen Island, is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong of Hong Kong, located south-west of Hong Kong Island, next to Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong and Aberdeen Channel, with an area of 1.32 km?....
     1.30
  15. Tai A Chau
    Tai A Chau

    Tai A Chau is an island of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island. Area: 1.19 km?. It is referred to as South Soko Island in some media articles....
     1.19
  16. Ping Chau
    Ping Chau

    Ping Chau is an island in Hong Kong, China. It is also known as Tung Ping Chau . Tung is prepended to the name so as to avoid possible confusion with Peng Chau, another island in Hong Kong with a similarly pronounced name....
     1.16
  17. 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....
     0.98
  18. Ma Wan
    Ma Wan

    Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. The island belongs to Tsuen Wan District. It has an area of 0.96 km?....
     0.96


See also

  • Geography of Hong Kong
    Geography of Hong Kong

    The geography of Hong Kong primarily consists of three main territories: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories. The geography of Hong Kong is varied and is home to various physical geographical features....
  • Transportation in Hong Kong - for details about the ferry
    Ferry

    A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
     services between the islands and the rest of the territory
  • List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
  • List of islands of the People's Republic of China
    List of islands of the People's Republic of China

    This is a list of islands of the People's Republic of China. This list is not complete....


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