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Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
comprises the
Kowloon Peninsula The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, alongside Victoria Harbour and facing toward Hong Kong Island. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collec ...
and 263
island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An isla ...
s over , the largest being
Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...
and the second largest being
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km2, . The island had a population of a ...
.
Ap Lei Chau Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an island of Hong Kong, located off Hong Kong Island next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel. It has an area of after land reclamation. Administratively it is part of the Southern District. Ap Lei C ...
is one of the most densely populated islands in the world.
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km2, . The island had a population of a ...
is historically the political and commercial centre of Hong Kong. It was the site of the initial settlement of
Victoria City Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychell ...
, where the financial district of
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is now located. Most of the other islands are commonly referred to as the '' Outlying Islands''. The
Kowloon Peninsula The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, alongside Victoria Harbour and facing toward Hong Kong Island. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collec ...
, across
Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbor, harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrume ...
from
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km2, . The island had a population of a ...
is another notable commercial centre in Hong Kong. In terms of the
districts of Hong Kong The districts of Hong Kong are the 18 political areas of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, that are geographically and administratively divided. Each district has a district council, formerly dist ...
, while one of the 18 districts is called the
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 170,900 in 2018. Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 263 islands. The Islands District consists of some twenty large a ...
, 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

Below is a ''partial'' list of the
peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on a ...
s of Hong Kong and the districts they belong to:


Mainland

*
Clear Water Bay Peninsula :''The Chinese name'' 清水灣半島 ''should not be confused with Oscar by the Sea, a private housing estate in Tseung Kwan O.'' Clear Water Bay Peninsula (), is a peninsula in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The peninsula separates Junk Bay f ...
*
Kowloon Peninsula The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, alongside Victoria Harbour and facing toward Hong Kong Island. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collec ...
– Geographically, it refers to the area south of the mountain ranges of
Beacon Hill Beacon Hill may refer to: Places Canada * Beacon Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, a neighbourhood * Beacon Hill Park, a park in Victoria, British Columbia * Beacon Hill, Saskatchewan * Beacon Hill, Montreal, a neighbourhood in Beaconsfield, Quebec United ...
, 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 in 1860, covering the area of only two and a half of the five districts. * Sai Kung Peninsula **
Pak Sha Wan Peninsula Pak Sha Wan Peninsula (; ), also known as Ma Nam Wat Peninsula (), and sometimes referred to as Hebe Haven Peninsula, is a peninsula in the Sai Kung District in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Pak Sha Wan Peninsula spans south from the ...
* Sha Tau Kok Peninsula * Wan Tsai Peninsula


Hong Kong Island

* Cape D'Aguilar – Southern District *
Shek O Shek O is an area of the south-eastern part of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It can refers to Shek O village or Shek O Peninsula or Shek O Headland. Administratively, they are part of Southern District. Geography The name "Shek O" literal ...
– Southern District * Stanley – Southern District


Lantau Island

*
Chi Ma Wan Peninsula Chi Ma Wan () is a bay on southeastern Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula () is where Chi Ma Wan, as well as Cheung Sha Wan, Tai Long Wan, Yi Long Wan and Mong Tung Wan are located. The Peninsula is located within ...
–
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 170,900 in 2018. Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 263 islands. The Islands District consists of some twenty large a ...
* Fan Lau


Former peninsulas

*
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. Blocks of high-rise residential ...
–
Yau Tsim Mong District Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at . The 2016 By ...
, can hardly be identified on maps now, due to
land reclamation Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamat ...
. * Texaco Peninsula –
Kwai Tsing District Kwai Tsing is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016. The district has the third least educated res ...


Islands

Below is a ''partial'' list of the islands of Hong Kong and the districts they belong to: * A Chau (, Centre Island) –
Tai Po Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Market") on the north of Lam Tsu ...
* A Chau () –
North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north ...
*
Adamasta Rock 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. It falls within the Islands District. The rock is ...
() – Islands *
Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay () just off the southern tip of Ap Chau Ap Chau (), also known as Robinson Island, with a size of 0.04 km² is an island i ...
() – North *
Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay () to the west of Ap Chau Ap Chau (), also known as Robinson Island, with a size of 0.04 km² is an island in the Crooked Harb ...
() – North *
Ap Chau Ap Chau (), also known as Robinson Island, with a size of 0.04 km² is an island in the Crooked Harbour, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (; Ap Chau Hoi). Islets located close by include A ...
(, Robinson Island) – North *
Ap Lei Chau Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an island of Hong Kong, located off Hong Kong Island next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel. It has an area of after land reclamation. Administratively it is part of the Southern District. Ap Lei C ...
(, Aberdeen Island) –
Southern Southern may refer to: Businesses * China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China * Southern Airways, defunct US airline * Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US * Southern Airways Express, M ...
*
Ap Lei Pai Ap Lei Pai or Aberdeen Rock 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 Channel. It is under the administration of the Southern District. ...
() – Southern *
Ap Lo Chun Ap Lo Chun () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay () between Ap Chau () in the east and Sai Ap Chau in the west, with the islet of Ap Tan Pai Ap Tan Pai () is a reef in the New Territories of H ...
() – North *
Ap Tan Pai Ap Tan Pai () is a reef in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (; Ap Chau Hoi) of Crooked Harbour, between Ap Chau () to the east and Ap Lo Chun Ap Lo Chun () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. I ...
() – North *
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 Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic ...
() – North *
Bay Islet Bay Islet or See Chau () is an uninhabited island in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Geography Bay Islet is located in Rocky Harbour, also known as Leung Shuen Wan Hoi, and is separated from Jin Island Jin Island or Tiu Chung Chau () is an isl ...
(, See Chau) – Sai Kung *
Breaker Reef Breaker Reef () is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong which is part of Tai Po District, New Territories. It is located in Mirs Bay Mirs Bay (also known as Tai Pang Wan, Dapeng Wan, Dapeng Bay, or Mers Bay; ) is a bay in the northeast of Kat O ...
() – Tai Po *
Bun Bei Chau Bun Bei Chau () is a small island in Sai Kung District Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Wate ...
() – Sai Kung *
Bun Sha Pai Bun Sha Pai () is a small uninhabited island in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. It is located south of Che Lei Pai, within Tolo Channel. Name The name 'Bun Sha Pai' is derived from it being in the shape of a butterfly Butterflies are insect ...
() – Tai Po * Cha Kwo Chau () – Islands * Cha Yue Pai () – Sai Kung *
Cham Pai Cham or CHAM may refer to: Ethnicities and languages *Chams, people in Vietnam and Cambodia **Cham language, the language of the Cham people ***Cham script *** Cham (Unicode block), a block of Unicode characters of the Cham script *Cham Albania ...
() – Tai Po *
Cham Pai Cham or CHAM may refer to: Ethnicities and languages *Chams, people in Vietnam and Cambodia **Cham language, the language of the Cham people ***Cham script *** Cham (Unicode block), a block of Unicode characters of the Cham script *Cham Albania ...
() – Sai Kung * Cham Tau Chau () – Sai Kung *
Chap Mo Chau Chap may refer to: * Chap (instrument), a Southeast Asian percussion instrument *Chap Petersen (born 1968), American politician and Virginia state senator * Chap, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community *''The Chap'', a British magazi ...
() – North *
Chau Tsai Kok Chau Tsai Kok ( Chinese: 洲仔角) is a small uninhabited island off the island of Tap Mun in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite to the village of Tap Mun. It is under the administration of Tai Po District Tai Po Distric ...
() – Tai Po * Chau Tsai () – Sai Kung *
Che Lei Pai Che Lei Pai (), also known as Knob Reef, is an islet in Tolo Channel in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The island is north of Pak Kok Chai () and south of Fu Tau Sha. It is under the administration of the Tai Po District Ta ...
() – Tai Po * Chek Chau (, Port Island) – Tai Po *
Chek Lap Kok Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the island for the current Hong Kong International ...
() – Islands – now assimilated with Lam Chau into the
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platform and connected to
Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...
by two bridges *
Cheung Chau Cheung Chau (lit. "Long Island") is an island southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is nicknamed the 'dumbbell island (啞鈴島)' due to its shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had a population of ...
() – Islands *
Cheung Shek Tsui Cheung is a Cantonese romanization of several Chinese surnames, including the one written as in Traditional characters and in Simplified characters ( Jyutping: Zoeng1; Pinyin: '' Zhāng''; Wade–Giles: Chang, Vietnamese: Trương), and the one ...
() – North *
Cheung Sok Cheung Sok () is a small island to the north of Yam O Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is part of the Tsuen Wan District. See also * List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong Hong Kong comprises the Kowloon Peninsula and 263 islands ove ...
() –
Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and fl ...
* Cheung Tsui Chau () – Sai Kung * Ching Chau (, distinct from Steep Island) – Sai Kung *
Conic Island Conic Island or Fan Tsang Chau () is a small uninhabited island in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Its Chinese name derives from it being in the shape of Zeng (), a crockery used in ancient times in steaming rice. There is a small lighthouse an ...
() – Sai Kung * Douglas Rock () – Islands * Flat Island (, Ngan Chau) – Tai Po * Fo Shek Chau (, Basalt Island) – Sai Kung * Fo Siu Pai () – Sai Kung *
Fu Wong Chau Fu or FU may refer to: In arts and entertainment *Fool Us, Penn & Teller's magic-competition television show *Fǔ, a type of ancient Chinese Chinese ritual bronzes, vessel *Fu (poetry) (赋), a Chinese genre of rhymed prose *''FU: Friendship Unli ...
() – North *
Fun Chau Fun is defined by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' as "Light-hearted pleasure, enjoyment, or amusement; boisterous joviality or merrymaking; entertainment". Etymology and usage The word ''fun'' is associated with sports, entertaining medi ...
() – North * Green Island () – Central & Western * Ha So Pai () – Islands *
Hau Tsz Kok Pai Hau Tsz Kok Pai () is an island 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 The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Ko ...
() – Tai Po *
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. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District. Geography Hei Ling Chau is located south of Peng Chau and ...
() – Islands * Hin Pai () – Tai Po *
Hok Tsai Pai Hok may refer to: People * Åke Hök (1889–1963), Swedish military officer and Olympic horse rider * Hok Lundy (1950–2008), National Police Commissioner of Cambodia * Hok Sochetra (born 1974), Cambodian football player * Hokuto Konishi ( ...
() – Sai Kung *
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km2, . The island had a population of a ...
() *
Hung Pai Hung may refer to: People * Hung (surname), various Chinese surnames * Hùng king, a king of Vietnam People with the given name Hung include: * Hung Huynh, Vietnamese-American chef, winner of the third season of the television show ''Top Chef'' ...
() – North * Kai Chau () – Sai Kung *
Kat O Kat O () also named Crooked Island, is an island in Northeast Hong Kong. Administration Administratively, Kat O is part of North District. It is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Geography Kat O is located in ...
(, Crooked Island) – North *
Kau Pei Chau Kau Pei Chau is an uninhabited islet located off the coast of Hong Kong Island on its southeastern end, about 50 metres (165 feet) off the tip of Cape D'Aguilar. Administratively, it is part of Southern District. Kau Pei Chau has a l ...
() – Southern * Kau Sai Chau () – Sai Kung *
Kau Yi Chau Kau Yi Chau (formerly Kau I Island or Kau-i-chau), also known as Tai Kau Yi Chau, is an uninhabited island located west of Victoria Harbour, between Peng Chau and Green Island in Hong Kong. It is located on the crossroad of sea routes, east to ...
() – Islands *
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() – Sai Kung *
Kiu Tsui Chau Sharp Island or Kiu Tsui Chau () is the largest island in the Kiu Tsui Country Park located at Port Shelter of Sai Kung, Hong Kong. The area is most known for fishing, swimming as well as diving. Sharp Island is under the administration of S ...
(, Sharp Island) – Sai Kung *
Ko Pai A KO is a knockout in various sports, such as boxing and martial arts. K.O., Ko or Kō may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * KO (musician), Canadian musician who plays a fusion of hip hop and folk music * ''K.O.'' (album), a 2021 ...
() – North *
Kok Tai Pai Kok or KOK may refer to: People * Kok (surname), a Dutch or Chinese surname my dads name is kok and he has a big tree in his garden and it is over 900 foot tall and it is worth 987.9billion. Places * Kok River, a river in Burma and Thailand * ...
() – North *
Kong Tau Pai Kong may refer to: Places * Kong Empire (1710–1895), a former African state covering north-eastern Côte d'Ivoire and much of Burkina Faso * Kong, Iran, a city on the Persian Gulf * Kong, Shandong (), a town in Laoling, Shandong, China * Kong, I ...
() – Sai Kung *
Kowloon Rock Kowloon Rock () is an island in the middle of Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong, near the runway of the former Kai Tak Airport. Administratively, it is part of Kowloon City District. The rock has no vegetation, as it is a rock. An isolated danger dayma ...
() –
Kowloon City Kowloon City is an area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is part of Kowloon City District. Compared with the council area of Kowloon City District, the Kowloon City area is History As early as in the Qin dynasty (221 BCE – 206 BCE), ...
*
Kung Chau Kung Chau () is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administra ...
() – Tai Po * Kwun Cham Wan () – Sai Kung * Kwun Tsai () – Sai Kung * Lak Lei Tsai () – Sai Kung *
Lamma Island Lamma Island, also known as Y Island or Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu, is the third largest island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District. Name Lamma Island was named Lamma only because of a chart reading error by ...
() – Islands * Lan Shuen Pei () – North * Lan Tau Pai () – Sai Kung *
Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...
() – Islands * Lap Sap Chau () – Sai Kung * Little Green Island () – Central & Western *
Lo Chau Lo may refer to any of the following: Arts and entertainment * ''Lo!'', the third published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort * L.O., a fictional character in the Playhouse Disney show Happy Monster Band * ''Lo'' (film), a 2009 indep ...
() – Southern *
Lo Chi Pai Lo may refer to any of the following: Arts and entertainment * ''Lo!'', the third published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort * L.O., a fictional character in the Playhouse Disney show Happy Monster Band * ''Lo'' (film), a 2009 indepe ...
() – North *
Lo Chi Pai Lo may refer to any of the following: Arts and entertainment * ''Lo!'', the third published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort * L.O., a fictional character in the Playhouse Disney show Happy Monster Band * ''Lo'' (film), a 2009 indepe ...
() – Sai Kung * Lo Fu Tiu Pai () – Sai Kung * Lo Shue Pai () – Eastern * Loaf Rock () – Islands * Luk Chau (), formerly George I.. – Islands *
Lung Kwu Chau Lung Kwu Chau (; also previously transliterated as ''Tung Koo'', ''Tung Koo'', ''Toon Oo'' or ''Toon-quoo'') is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwu Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separ ...
() –
Tuen Mun Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more ...
* Lung Shan Pai () – Southern *
Lung Shuen Pai The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the vertebral column, backbone on ...
() – Sai Kung *
Lut Chau Lut may refer to: * Lut, a prophet mentioned in the Qur'an * Lut, Iran, a village in Amol County, Mazandaran Province * Lut (Lowlet), a village in Sari County, Mazandaran Province, Iran * Dasht-e Lut, a desert in southeastern Iran * Lut, a small tr ...
() –
Yuen Long Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north N ...
*
Ma Shi Chau Ma Shi Chau (, literally "Horse Dung Island") is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Harbour in the northeast New Territories (near Sam Mun Tsai). It is connected with another island, Yi ...
() – Tai Po * Ma Tsai Pai () – Sai Kung *
Ma Wan Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, with an area of .Ma Yan Pai () – Tai Po *
Magazine Island Magazine Island (; Fo Yeuk Chau), originally known as One Tree 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 Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an island ...
(, Fo Yeuk Chau) – Southern * Mei Pai () – Islands * Middle Island () – Southern * Mong Chau Tsai () – Sai Kung * Moon Island (, Mo Chau) – Tai Po * Muk Yue Chau () – Sai Kung * Nam Fung Chau () – Sai Kung * Ng Fan Chau () – Southern *
Nga Ying Chau Nga Ying Chau, or Cap Island, was an island off the northeast shore of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong, separated by a small harbour, Mun Tsai Tong, with Tsuen Wan at its northeast, just across the Rambler Channel. When the small harbour was recla ...
() – Sai Kung Southeast to Ching Chau () * Nga Ying Pai () – Sai Kung * Ngam Hau Shek () – Tsuen Wan * Ngan Chau () – Islands * Ngau Shi Pui () – Sai Kung *
Ngau Tau Pai ''Lepidium oleraceum'' is a herb in the family Brassicaceae, endemic to New Zealand. Its English common name is Cook's scurvy grass; Māori names include nau, ngau, naunau and heketara. Its specific epithet ''oleraceum'' means "vegetable/herba ...
() – Sai Kung *
Ngo Mei Chau Crescent Island or Ngo Mei Chau () is an island of Hong Kong, located southeast of Crooked Island (Kat O) and northeast of Double Island (Wong Wan Chau). Administratively, it is part of North District. Conservation Crescent Island has been part ...
(, Crescent Island) – North *
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. Islands The islands of the group include: * East ...
() – Sai Kung **
Lung Shuen Pai The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the vertebral column, backbone on ...
() **
North Ninepin Island 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. Islands The islands of the group include: * East ...
() ** Sai Chau Mei () **
Shue Long Chau Shue is a surname. It may be an Americanization (immigration), Americanized spelling of the German surnames Schue or Schuh. Additionally, it is an ad hoc romanization of Chinese, romanization of various Chinese surnames, including those spelled in ...
() **
Tai Chau Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' * Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisation ...
() **
Tai Chau Mei Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' * Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisation ...
() ** Tuen Chau Chai () * Pak Chau () – Tuen Mun *
Pak Ka Chau Pak Ka Chau () is an islet of the North District of Hong Kong. It is located within Double Haven, south of Kat O. Conservation Pak Ka Chau is part of the Double Haven Special Area () that covers 0.8 hectare and was designated in 2011. The Special ...
() – North * Pak Ma Tsui Pai () – Sai Kung *
Pak Pai Pak or PAK may refer to: Places * Pakistan (country code PAK) * Pak, Afghanistan * Pak Island, in the Admiralty Islands group of Papua New Guinea * Pak Tea House, a café in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Arts and entertainment * PAK (band), an Ameri ...
() – Sai Kung * Pak Sha Chau (, Round Island) – North * Pak Sha Chau (, White Sand Island) – Sai Kung * Pat Ka Chau () – North * Peaked Hill () – Islands * Peng Chau () – Islands * Pearl Island () – Tuen Mun * Pin Chau () – Sai Kung *
Ping Chau Tung Ping Chau () is an island in Hong Kong, part of Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark. It is also known as Ping Chau (). ''Tung'' (, meaning ''east'') is prepended to the name at times so as to avoid possible confusion with '' Peng Chau' ...
() – Tai Po * Ping Min Chau () – Sai Kung *
Po Pin Chau Po Pin Chau () is an island in Hong Kong. Off the eastern coast of the East Dam of the High Island Reservoir, the island is known for its hexagonal columnar jointing po po pooiong. The island was originally a cape connected to the mainland, but ...
() – Sai Kung *
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, in Hong Kong. The main island of the group is Po Toi Island. Administratively, they are part of Islands District. The ...
() – Islands ** Castle Rock () **
Beaufort Island Beaufort Island is an island in Antarctica's Ross Sea. It is the northernmost feature of the Ross Archipelago,
(, Lo Chau) ** Mat Chau (), an islet off Po Toi Island ** Mat Chau Pai (), an islet off Mat Chau ** Po Toi Island () ** Sai Pai () ** San Pai () ** Sung Kong () **
Tai Pai Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' * Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisation ...
() **
Waglan Island Waglan Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. It hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording. Waglan lighthouse The Waglan Lighthouse on Waglan Island has been listed as a declared monument of Hong K ...
() * Po Yue Pai () – Sai Kung *
Pun Shan Shek A pun, also known as paronomasia, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use of homophonic ...
() – Tsuen Wan *
Pyramid Rock Rocky Harbour or Leung Shuen Wan Hoi () is a harbour at the south-east of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Islands Several islands are hugging the harbour. It is adjacent to the former island of Leung Shuen Wan, also known as High Island. ;List ...
() – Sai Kung * Round Island () – Southern *
Sai Ap Chau Sai Ap Chau () is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District. Location Sai Ap Chau is located in Ap Chau Bay (; Ap Chau Hoi) of Crooked Harbour, west of Ap Chau Ap Chau (), also kno ...
() – North *
Sam Pai Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictiona ...
() – Sai Kung *
Sam Pui Chau Three Fathoms Cove or Kei Ling Ha Hoi () is a cove in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Geography Three Fathoms Cove is surrounded by Shap Sze Heung ( Tseng Tau, Nga Yiu Tau, Sai Keng and Kei Ling Ha are along the coast), Yung Shue O, Wong Tei T ...
() – Tai Po *
Sha Chau Sha Chau (, formerly transliterated as ''Saw-Chow'') is an island in the northwest waters of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwu Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separated by the Urmston Road waterway. Geography Sha Cha ...
() – 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 () – Islands *
Shek Ngau Chau Shek Ngau Chau () is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Mirs Bay, in the North-east of the New Territories. See also * Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong) A Site of Spe ...
() – Tai Po * Shelter Island () – Sai Kung *
Sheung Pai Sheung may refer to: *Sheung (surname), Cantonese romanization of various Chinese surnames **Kiki Sheung, Hong Kong TVB actress *Lam Sheung Yee (1934–2009), former football (soccer) defender, coach and announcer, as well as an actor * Lee Sheung ...
() – North *
Shui Cham Tsui Pai Shui Cham Tsui Pai () is an uninhabited island in North District, Hong Kong. It is located in Starling Inlet, within the Frontier Closed Area The Frontier Closed Area (), established by the Frontier Closed Area Order, 1951, and 1984 is a re ...
() – North * Shui Pai () – Islands * Siu Kau Yi Chau () – Islands * Siu Nim Chau () – North * Siu Tsan Chau () – Sai Kung *
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 southwesternmost waters of the territory, to the southwest of Lantau Island. An older name for t ...
() – Islands ** Cheung Muk Tau () **
Ko Pai A KO is a knockout in various sports, such as boxing and martial arts. K.O., Ko or Kō may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * KO (musician), Canadian musician who plays a fusion of hip hop and folk music * ''K.O.'' (album), a 2021 ...
() **
Lung Shuen Pai The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the vertebral column, backbone on ...
() **
Ma Chau Ma Chau island (, not to be confused with Ma Shi Chau island), is an uninhabited outlying island of Hong Kong located in the Soko Islands group about 4km south to Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest is ...
() ** Shek Chau () ** Siu A Chau () **
Tai A Chau Tai A Chau is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island. It is referred to as South Soko Island in some media articles. Geography With an area of 1.2 km², Tai A Chau is the larges ...
() ** Tau Lo Chau () ** Wan Hau Chau () ** Yuen Chau () ** Yuen Kong Chau () * Steep Island (, Ching Chau) – Sai Kung * Sunshine Island () – Islands * Ta Ho Pai () – North *
Tai Chau Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' * Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisation ...
() – Sai Kung * Tai Lei () – Islands *
Tai Nim Chau Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' * Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisation ...
() – North *
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. The village name means ''large inlet'', referring to outlet for the waterways (Tai O Creek and Tai O River) merges as ...
() – Islands *
Tai Pai Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' * Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisation ...
() – Sai Kung *
Tai Tau Chau (Sai Kung District) Tai Tau Chau also known for its less popular name Urn Island, is an island in the water body Sham Tuk Mun (), Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Inner Port Shelter and Rocky Harbour are in close proximity to the island. History The name Urn Island wa ...
() – Sai Kung * Tai Tau Chau (Southern District) () – Southern * Tai Tsan Chau () – Sai Kung *
Tang Chau Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Tang (drink mix) Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...
() – Tai Po * Tang Lung Chau () – Tsuen Wan * Tap Mun Chau (, Grass Island) – Tai Po * Tau Chau () – Southern * The Brothers () – Tuen Mun **
Siu Mo To The Brothers or Mo To Chau (, or ) consist of two islands in Hong Kong, Siu Mo To (or East Brother, ) and Tai Mo To (or West Brother, ). The two islands have been leveled to avoid affecting aviation of the nearby Hong Kong International Airport. ...
() ** Tai Mo To () ** Tsz Kan Chau () *
Tit Cham Chau TIT, Tit, Tits, or tit may refer to: Birds * Tit (bird) or Paridae, a large family of passerine birds * Bearded tit, a small reed-bed passerine bird * Long-tailed tits or Aegithalidae, a family of passerine birds with long tails * Tit-babbler ...
() – Sai Kung *
Tit Shue Pai TIT, Tit, Tits, or tit may refer to: Birds * Tit (bird) or Paridae, a large family of passerine birds * Bearded tit The bearded reedling (''Panurus biarmicus'') is a small, sexually dimorphic reed-bed passerine bird. It is frequently known ...
() – Tai Po * Tiu Chung Chau (, Jin Island) – Sai Kung *
Tiu Chung Pai Tiu may refer to: *Tiu (pharaoh) (4th millennium BC), predynastic Pharaoh of Lower Egypt *Týr, as the Old English name for the Sky-God of Norse (Germanic) Mythology * Tiu, the Babylonian fiend of headache *Ţiu, a village in Cernăteşti Commune, ...
() – Sai Kung *
Tong Hau Pai Tong may refer to: Chinese *Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese *Tong (organization), a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities *''tong'', pronunciation of several Chinese char ...
() – Sai Kung *
Town Island Town Island (, Fo Tau Fan Chau), also known as Dawn Island is an island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located south of the former High Island, in the Sai Kung District of the territory. A drug rehabilitation centre was established on ...
() – Sai Kung * Trio Island () – Sai Kung * Tsim Chau Group – Sai Kung **
Tai Chau Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' * Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisation ...
() ** Tsim Chau () * Tsing Chau (, Table Island) – North * Tsing Yi Island () –
Kwai Tsing Kwai Tsing is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016. The district has the third least educated resi ...
* Tsui Pai () – Islands * Tuen Tau Chau () – Sai Kung *
Tung Lung Chau Tung Lung Chau, previously known as Nam Tong Island or Nam Fat Tong is an island located off the tip of the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is also referred by Hong Kong people as Tung Lung To or Tung Lung Islan ...
() – Sai Kung *
Tung Sam Chau Tung may refer to: People * Madison Tung, a U.S. Air Force Officer, wrestler, and Rhodes Scholar * Ho-Pin Tung, a dutch race car driver of Chinese descent. * Lola Tung, an actress known for her acting debut on drama series The Summer I Turned Pr ...
() – Sai Kung *
Wai Chau Pai Wai or WAI may refer to : Places * Wai, Maharashtra, a small town in India ** Wai (Vidhan Sabha constituency), a Maharashtra Legislative Assembly constituency centered around the town * Wao State (Vav, Wai, Way), a former princely state in Banas K ...
() – Tai Po *
Wai Kap Pai Wai or WAI may refer to : Places * Wai, Maharashtra, a small town in India ** Wai (Vidhan Sabha constituency), a Maharashtra Legislative Assembly constituency centered around the town * Wao State (Vav, Wai, Way), a former princely state in Banas K ...
() – Sai Kung * Wang Chau () – Sai Kung *
Wang Pai Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand ...
() – Sai Kung * Wo Sheung Chau () – Sai Kung *
Wong Mau Chau Wong may refer to: Name * Wong (surname), a Chinese surname Places * Wong Chuk Hang, an area to the east of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island * Wong Chuk Hang Estate, a public housing estate in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Hang Road, a majo ...
() – Sai Kung *
Wong Nai Chau Tsai Wong may refer to: Name * Wong (surname), a Chinese surname Places * Wong Chuk Hang, an area to the east of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island * Wong Chuk Hang Estate, a public housing estate in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Hang Road, a majo ...
() – Sai Kung *
Wong Nai Chau Wong Nai Chau ( is the name of three islands in Hong Kong: * Wong Nai Chau, within Yan Chau Tong Marine Park, in North District * Wong Nai Chau, off Yeung Chau, in North District * Wong Nai Chau in Sai Kung District Sai Kung District i ...
() – North *
Wong Nai Chau Wong Nai Chau ( is the name of three islands in Hong Kong: * Wong Nai Chau, within Yan Chau Tong Marine Park, in North District * Wong Nai Chau, off Yeung Chau, in North District * Wong Nai Chau in Sai Kung District Sai Kung District i ...
() – North *
Wong Nai Chau Wong Nai Chau ( is the name of three islands in Hong Kong: * Wong Nai Chau, within Yan Chau Tong Marine Park, in North District * Wong Nai Chau, off Yeung Chau, in North District * Wong Nai Chau in Sai Kung District Sai Kung District i ...
() – Sai Kung *
Wong Wan Chau Double Island or Wong Wan Chau () is an island located in the north-eastern part of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of North District. Geography Double Island has an area of 2.13 km². It is the second largest island in North Di ...
(, Double Island) – North *
Wong Wan Pai Wong may refer to: Name * Wong (surname), a Chinese surname Places * Wong Chuk Hang, an area to the east of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island * Wong Chuk Hang Estate, a public housing estate in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Hang Road, a majo ...
() – Sai Kung * Wong Yi Chau () – Sai Kung * Wu Chau () – North * Wu Chau () – Tai Po * Wu Pai () – North *
Wu Yeung Chau Pai Wu may refer to: States and regions on modern China's territory *Wu (state) (; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE ** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital ** Wu County (), a former county i ...
() – North *
Wu Ying Pai Wu may refer to: States and regions on modern China's territory *Wu (state) (; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE ** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital ** Wu County (), a former county i ...
() – Islands *
Yan Chau Yan Chau () is an islet in the North District in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located within Double Haven. Conservation Yan Chau is part of the Double Haven Special Area () that covers and was designated in 2011. The special area incl ...
() – North * Yau Lung Kok () – Sai Kung * Yeung Chau () – North * Yeung Chau () – Tai Po * Yeung Chau (), Sheep Island – Sai Kung *
Yi Long Pai Yi or YI may refer to: Philosophic Principle * Yì (义; 義, righteousness, justice) among the 三綱五常 Ethnic groups * Dongyi, the Eastern Yi, or Tung-yi (Chinese: , ''Yí''), ancient peoples who lived east of the Zhongguo in ancient Ch ...
() – Islands *
Yi Pai Yi or YI may refer to: Philosophic Principle * Yì (义; 義, righteousness, justice) among the 三綱五常 Ethnic groups * Dongyi, the Eastern Yi, or Tung-yi (Chinese: , ''Yí''), ancient peoples who lived east of the Zhongguo in ancient Ch ...
() – Sai Kung * Yim Tin Tsai () – Tai Po * Yim Tin Tsai (, Little Salt Field) – Sai Kung * Yuen Kong Chau () – Sai Kung


Former islands

* Channel Rock – Kowloon City – now a part of the
Kai Tak Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. Officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, it is often referred to as Hong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak, or simply Ka ...
former airport runway * Chau Tsai – absorbed by reclaimed land of Tsing Yi Island, near CRC Oil Depot of Nam Wan Kok *
Fat Tong Chau Fat Tong Chau (), also known as Junk Island in English, is a former island of Hong Kong. It is now part of Tseung Kwan O (also called Junk Bay) and Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung as a result of land reclamation. It is located in the s ...
(, Junk Island) – now a part of
Tseung Kwan O Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named ...
, Sai Kung as a result of
land reclamation Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamat ...
*
Hoi Sham Island Hoi Sham Island (), also called To Kwa Wan Island (), was an island in Kowloon Bay off the coast of To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. It was connected to the mainland as a consequence of land reclamation, and it is now part of Hoi ...
– Kowloon City (also To Kwa Wan Island) – now part of To Kwa Wan as a result of reclamation *
Kellett Island Kellett Island is a former island of Victoria Harbour, off East Point in Hong Kong. It is now connected to Hong Kong Island at Causeway Bay following land reclamation in 1969. It is located in Wan Chai District. Facilities The main bu ...
– now part of
Causeway Bay Causeway Bay is an area and a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern and the Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping, leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong, with a number of major shopping centres. Th ...
as a result of gradual land reclamation, Eastern *
La Ka Chau La Ka Chau () is a former island in Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern part of Sai Kung. The island was connected to Sai Kung when the land reclamation Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill ...
() * Lam Chau –
Islands An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
– now assimilated with Chek Lap Kok into the
airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
platform and connected to Lantau by two bridges * *
Leung Shuen Wan High Island or Leung Shuen Wan Chau () is a former island located in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. It historically had an area of 8.511 km² and was the 4th largest island of Hong Kong in 1960. The island is now conne ...
(, High Island), Sai Kung – connected to the mainland to form the
High Island Reservoir The High Island Reservoir, located in the far south eastern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, was opened in 1978 helping to alleviate water scarcity, water shortage problems in Hong Kong. Its water capacity is approximately 273 million cubic ...
* Mong Chau – an island off the hill of
Lai King Lai King, or Lai King Hill, is the colloquial name for a residential area including a number of private housing and public housing estates, located on Mo Shek Shan (), east of Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is centred on Lai King Est ...
, buried under the Terminal 2 of the Container Terminal * Mouse Island – an island in Sam Shing, Tuen Mun and now a part of Mouse Island Children's Playground *
Nga Ying Chau Nga Ying Chau, or Cap Island, was an island off the northeast shore of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong, separated by a small harbour, Mun Tsai Tong, with Tsuen Wan at its northeast, just across the Rambler Channel. When the small harbour was recla ...
– now northeast corner of the Tsing Yi Island as a result of land reclamation *
Rumsey Rock Rumsey Rock () was a rock in Hung Hom Bay, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Administratively it belonged to the Kowloon City District. The rock was incorporated in reclaimed land between Tsim Sha Tsui East and Hung Hom in Kowloon in the 1970s. The ...
– now a part of shore of between
Tsim Sha Tsui East Tsim Sha Tsui, often abbreviated as TST, is an urban area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim ...
and
Hung Hom Hung Hom () is an area in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Including the area of Whampoa, Tai Wan, Hok Yuen, Lo Lung Hang and No. 12 Hill are administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of Hu ...
*
Stonecutters Island Stonecutters Island or Ngong Shuen Chau is a former island in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Following land reclamation, it is now attached to the Kowloon Peninsula. Fauna The island once boasted at least three mating pairs of sulphur-crested co ...
– a former island, now part of the
Kowloon Peninsula The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, alongside Victoria Harbour and facing toward Hong Kong Island. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collec ...
, following land reclamation * Tsing Chau, or
Pillar Island Pillar Island or Tsing Chau was an island in the Kwai Chung area of Hong Kong, sitting at the mouth of Gin Drinkers Bay, by the side of the Rambler Channel, opposite Tsing Yi Island. In the 1960s, the bay was reclaimed and Tsing Chau became a ...
– absorbed into reclaimed land of
Gin Drinkers Bay Gin Drinkers Bay or Gin Drinker's Bay, also colloquially known as Lap Sap Wan, was a bay in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. The bay was reclaimed in the 1960s and became Kwai Fong and part of Kwai Hing. At the mouth of the bay stood the island of Pil ...
or
Lap Sap Wan Gin Drinkers Bay or Gin Drinker's Bay, also colloquially known as Lap Sap Wan, was a bay in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. The bay was reclaimed in the 1960s and became Kwai Fong and part of Kwai Hing. At the mouth of the bay stood the island of P ...
. It is the
Kwai Chung Kwai Chung is an urban area within Tsuen Wan New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District District of Hong Kong. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town. In 2000, it had a p ...
end of Tsing Yi Bridge * Tung Tau Chau () – connected to the mainland to form the
Plover Cove Reservoir Plover Cove Reservoir, located within Plover Cove Country Park, in the northeastern New Territories, is the largest reservoir in Hong Kong in terms of area, and the second-largest in terms of volume. It is the world's first freshwater coasta ...
* Yuen Chau Tsai () *
Un Chau The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizin ...
* Careening Island * New Wing of
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld–Expo. It is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. Built along the Victoria Harbou ...


Largest islands

The following is a list of the largest islands of Hong Kong, sorted by area (km2): #
Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...
147.16 #
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km2, . The island had a population of a ...
78.52 #
Lamma Island Lamma Island, also known as Y Island or Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu, is the third largest island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District. Name Lamma Island was named Lamma only because of a chart reading error by ...
13.74 #
Chek Lap Kok Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the island for the current Hong Kong International ...
– the site of the airport platform, 12.70 km2 # Tsing Yi Island 10.69 # Kau Sai Chau 6.70 # Po Toi 3.69 #
Cheung Chau Cheung Chau (lit. "Long Island") is an island southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is nicknamed the 'dumbbell island (啞鈴島)' due to its shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had a population of ...
2.44 #
Tung Lung Chau Tung Lung Chau, previously known as Nam Tong Island or Nam Fat Tong is an island located off the tip of the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is also referred by Hong Kong people as Tung Lung To or Tung Lung Islan ...
2.42 # Crooked Island (Kat O) 2.35 #
Wong Wan Chau Double Island or Wong Wan Chau () is an island located in the north-eastern part of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of North District. Geography Double Island has an area of 2.13 km². It is the second largest island in North Di ...
(Double Island) 2.13 #
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. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District. Geography Hei Ling Chau is located south of Peng Chau and ...
1.93 # Tap Mun Chau (Grass Island) 1.69 # An artificial island for the Boundary Crossing Facilities and the southern entrance of the Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link Tunnel 1.50 #
Ap Lei Chau Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an island of Hong Kong, located off Hong Kong Island next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel. It has an area of after land reclamation. Administratively it is part of the Southern District. Ap Lei C ...
1.30 #
Tai A Chau Tai A Chau is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island. It is referred to as South Soko Island in some media articles. Geography With an area of 1.2 km², Tai A Chau is the larges ...
1.20 # Tung Ping Chau 1.16 # Peng Chau 0.97 #
Ma Wan Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, with an area of .Leung Shuen Wan High Island or Leung Shuen Wan Chau () is a former island located in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. It historically had an area of 8.511 km² and was the 4th largest island of Hong Kong in 1960. The island is now conne ...
was connected to the mainland in the 1970s to form the
High Island Reservoir The High Island Reservoir, located in the far south eastern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, was opened in 1978 helping to alleviate water scarcity, water shortage problems in Hong Kong. Its water capacity is approximately 273 million cubic ...
. It historically had an area of 8.511 km2 and was in 1960 the 4th largest island of Hong Kong.Chan, Tin-kuen, Anthony, "Parade for the queen: safeguarding the intangible heritage of the Tin Hau Sea Ritual in Leung Shuen Wan, Sai Kung", University of Hong Kong dissertation, 2006
 At that time, the airport platform had not yet been built and the area of Tsing Yi increased later as a consequence of land reclamation. The original
Chek Lap Kok Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the island for the current Hong Kong International ...
had an area of 3.02 km2 (other sources mention 2.8 km2). By the time when the airport was open the size of the island was cited to be 1,248 hectares.


Islands by population

# Hong Kong Island # Tsing Yi # Lantau # Ap Lei Chau # Cheung Chau # Ma Wan # Lamma # Peng Chau # Pearl Island # Grass Island # Crooked Island


See also

* Geography of Hong Kong * List of artificial islands of Hong Kong * List of islands and peninsula of Macau *
List of islands of Asia This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water A body of water or waterbody (often spelled water body) is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another plane ...
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List of islands of China This is a list of islands of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Islands that are claimed by the PRC, including those under the control of the Republic of China and those disputed with other countries, are noted after the list. Chinese charact ...
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List of islands in the Pacific Ocean Collectively called the Pacific Islands, the islands in the Pacific Ocean are further categorized into three major island groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Depending on the context, the term ''Pacific Islands'' may refer to one of se ...
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List of islands in the South China Sea Islands in the South China Sea includes the South China Sea Islands (Spratly Islands, Pratas Island, Paracel Islands and Macclesfield Bank), islands on the China coast, on the Vietnam coast, on the Borneo coast, and the peripheral islands of Tai ...
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List of islands of Taiwan The islands comprising the Taiwan Area under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (ROC) are classified into various island groups. The island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, is the largest island and the main component of the ROC-controlle ...
* List of places in Hong Kong *
Transport in Hong Kong Hong Kong has a Developed country, highly developed and sophisticated transport network, encompassing both public transport, public and private transport. Based on Hong Kong Government's Travel Characteristics Survey, over 90% of the daily jou ...
– for details about the
ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water ta ...
services between the islands and the rest of the territory *
Wanshan Archipelago Wanshan may refer to: * Wanshan Archipelago, in Guangdong, China * Wanshan District, in Guizhou, China * Wanshan Special Vehicle, a manufacturer of trucks in China. {{disambig