Islands District, Hong Kong
The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. Population (2000): 87,800.Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands, including:
- Ap Lei Chau, part of the Southern district
- Hong Kong Island, which is not part of the Island district, but contains four districts itself
- Kellett Island, a former island, now part of Causeway Bay as a result of gradual land reclamation
- Stonecutter's Island, adjacent to the Kowloon peninsula
- Tsing Yi, part of Kwai Tsing district
- Ap Chau
- Cheung Chau
- Hei Ling Chau
- Kat O Chau (Crooked Island)
- Kau Sai Chau
- Kiu Tsui Chau (Sharp Island)
- Lamma Island
- Lantau Island (by far the largest part of the district)
- Leung Sheun Wan (High Island)
- Ma Shi Chau
- Ma Wan
- Pak Sha Chau (White Sand Island)
- Peng Chau
- Ping Chau
- Po Toi Islands
- Sek Kwu Chau
- Soko Islands
- Tai A Chau
- Tap Mun Chau (Grass Island)
- Tung Lung Chau (Nam Tong Island)
- Wong Wan Chau (Double Island)
- Yeung Chau (Sheep Island)
- Yim Tin Tsai (Little Salt Field)
Hong Kong Island and Lantau Island are connected to the mainland with bridges and tunnels.
The outlying islands are notable for a more relaxed and green way of life than that of Hong Kong island and Kowloon Peninsula.
