Islands of Hong Kong

Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands.

The islands are administered by several of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, depending on their location. Specifically, one of them is the Islands District. It consists of some twenty large and small islands which lie to the south and south-west of Hong Kong.

In fact, many islands of Hong Kong are actually not part of the district. Most notably, Hong Kong Island contains four districts itself. The term outlying islands tend to refer to the islands of the Islands District.

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

• A Chau (丫洲, Centre Island) - ?
• Ap Chau - North District
• Ap Lei Chau - Southern district
• Chek Chau (赤洲, Port Island) - ?
• Chek Lap Kok - ?
• Cheung Chau - Islands District
• Fo Shek Chau (火石洲, Basalt Island) - Sai Kung district
• Hei Ling Chau - ?
• Hong Kong Island, contains four districts itself
• Kat O Chau (Crooked Island) - North District
• Kau Sai Chau - Sai Kung district
• Kellett Island - a former island, now part of Causeway Bay as a result of gradual land reclamation
• Kiu Tsui Chau (Sharp Island) - Sai Kung district
• Lamma Island - Islands District
• Lantau Island - Islands District
• Leung Sheun Wan (High Island) - Sai Kung district
• Lung Kwu Chau (龍鼓洲) - ?
• Ma Shi Chau (馬屎洲) - ?
• Ma Wan - Tsuen Wan
• Ngo Mei Chau (Crescent Island)
• Ninepin Group (果洲群島) -
• Pak Sha Chau (White Sand Island) - Sai Kung district
• Peng Chau - Islands District
• Ping Chau - ?
• Po Toi Islands - Islands District
  • Beaufort Island
  • Po Toi
  • Sun Kong
  • Wanglan Island
• Sek Kwu Chau - ?
• Sha Chau (沙洲) - ?
• Sha Tong Hau (Bluff Island) - Sai Kung district
• Shek Kwu Chau
• Soko Islands - ?
  • Siu A Chau
  • Tai A Chau
• Stonecutter's Island, a former island, now part of the Kowloon peninsula, following land reclamation
• Tap Mun Chau (Grass Island) - ?
• The Brothers -
• Tsim Chau Group -
  • Tai Chau
  • Tsim Chau
• Tsing Yi - Kwai Tsing district
• Tui Min Chau -
• Tung Lung Chau (Nam Tong Island) - Sai Kung district
• Wong Wan Chau (Double Island) - ?
• Wu Yeung Chau -
• Yeung Chau (洋 洲, Sheep Island) - Sai Kung district
• Yim Tin Tsai (Little Salt Field) - Sai Kung district

See also

• Geography of Hong Kong
• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong

External link

• Islands District Council website
• Scenery of Fo Shek Chau (in Chinese)