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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 city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
comprises the Kowloon Peninsula 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 island ...
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.
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 is historically the political and commercial centre of Hong Kong. It was the site of the initial settlement of Victoria City, where the financial district of Central is now located. Most of the other islands are commonly referred to as the '' Outlying Islands''. The Kowloon Peninsula, across
Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour is a natural landform 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 instrumental in ...
from Hong Kong Island is another notable commercial centre in Hong Kong. In terms of the districts of Hong Kong, while one of the 18 districts is called the Islands District, 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 peninsulas of Hong Kong and the districts they belong to:


Mainland

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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 – Geographically, it refers to the area south of the mountain ranges of Beacon Hill, 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 The 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. The southern part of the peninsula is administrated by Sai ...
** Pak Sha Wan Peninsula * Sha Tau Kok Peninsula * Wan Tsai Peninsula


Hong Kong Island

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Cape D'Aguilar Cape D'Aguilar () is a cape on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The cape is on the southeastern end of D'Aguilar Peninsula. To its north are Shek O and D'Aguilar Peak. Name It is named after Major-General George Charles d'Aguilar. Geogra ...
– 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 Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...
– Southern District


Lantau Island

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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 *
Fan Lau Fan Lau () is a peninsula and area in the southwest tip of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is also the southwest end the territory of Hong Kong. The very end of the tip is Fan Lau Kok (). The peninsula separates water into Fan Lau Tung Wan ( ...


Former peninsulas

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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 b ...
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. * 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 A Chau () is a small uninhabited island in the inner most of Starling Inlet (Sha Tau Kok Hoi), off Nam Chung, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District, and falls within the Closed A ...
(, 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 ...
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A Chau A Chau () is a small uninhabited island in the inner most of Starling Inlet (Sha Tau Kok Hoi), off Nam Chung, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District, and falls within the Closed A ...
() –
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 ...
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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 () – North * Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai () – 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 *
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 () – 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 Sai Kung may refer to: * Sai Kung Town, or just Sai Kung, a town and administrative area in the Sai Kung District, Hong Kong * Sai Kung Peninsula, a peninsula in Hong Kong * Sai Kung District, an administrative district in Hong Kong, which does no ...
* Breaker Reef () – Tai Po * Bun Bei Chau () – 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 insec ...
() – 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 () – 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 or Chek Chau () is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Channel, in the northeastern New Territories. Its name literally means red island; after the sedimentary rocks rich in ...
(, 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 Lam Chau () was a little island in Hong Kong. It was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport. The small island lay to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island. It had an ar ...
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 () – North * Cheung Sok () –
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 flee ...
* 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 a ...
() – 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 () – 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 () – Sai Kung * Hong Kong Island () * Hung Pai () – 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, Hong Kong, Southern D ...
() – Southern *
Kau Sai Chau Kau Sai Chau is an island located off the coast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, with an area of 6.70km², making it the 6th largest island of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of Sai Kung District. The island was formerly known ...
() – Sai Kung * Kau Yi Chau () – Islands *
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() – Sai Kung * Kiu Tsui Chau (, 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 () – 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 ...
() – 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 daymark ...
() –
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 () – Tai Po *
Kwun Cham Wan Kwun Cham Wan () is a small island in Port Shelter, Hong Kong. It is under the administration of Sai Kung District Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. The district comprises ...
() – 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 Lan or LAN may also refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in spa ...
() – 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 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 and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group. It is part ...
() – 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 () – North * Lo Chi Pai () – Sai Kung * Lo Fu Tiu Pai () – Sai Kung * Lo Shue Pai () –
Eastern Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai *Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air Li ...
* 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 () – Sai Kung * Lut Chau () –
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 ...
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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 (, Fo Yeuk Chau) – Southern * Mei Pai () – Islands * Middle Island () – Southern *
Mong Chau Tsai Mong may refer to: People *A proposed original name for the Hmong people, based on the main group, the Mong community *Bob Mong (), American journalist and academic administrator * Henry Mong (), American surgeon and Presbyterian missionary * Mong ...
() – 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 reclai ...
() – 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 () – 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 () ** North Ninepin Island () ** Sai Chau Mei () ** Shue Long Chau () ** Tai Chau () ** Tai Chau Mei () ** Tuen Chau Chai () *
Pak Chau Pak Chau () or Tree Island is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is offshore of Lung Kwu Tan near Tuen Mun in the New Territories. Conservation Since 1996, the island, Lung Kwu Chau, and Sha Chau are within the boundaries of the S ...
() – 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 () – Sai Kung * Pak Sha Chau (, Round Island) – North * Pak Sha Chau (, White Sand Island) – Sai Kung * Pat Ka Chau () – North *
Peaked Hill Peaked Hill may refer to: * Peaked Hill (Massachusetts) * Peaked Hill (Hong Kong) * Peaked Hill Bars, off the Atlantic Coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts See also * Peaked Mountain (disambiguation) {{geo-dis ...
() – Islands *
Peng Chau Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is known locally for its temples, fishing industry and seafood. Geography Peng Chau has an area of and a perimeter of about . The tallest point ...
() – 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 Ping may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Ping, a domesticated Chinese duck in the illustrated book '' The Story about Ping'', first published in 1933 * Ping, a minor character in ''Seinfeld'', an NBC sitcom * Ping, a c ...
() – 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. Th ...
() – Islands ** Castle Rock () ** Beaufort Island (, Lo Chau) ** Mat Chau (), an islet off Po Toi Island ** Mat Chau Pai (), an islet off Mat Chau **
Po Toi Po Toi (commonly , originally ) is the main island of the Po Toi Islands and the southernmost island of Hong Kong, with an area of 3.69 km². Name It is said that the island used to produce dried seaweeds (), which were shaped like the catt ...
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 () – Tsuen Wan * Pyramid Rock () – 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 fictio ...
() – Sai Kung * Sam Pui Chau () – Tai Po * Sha Chau () – 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 is an island of Hong Kong, located south of Lantau Island and between Cheung Chau and the Soko Islands. Administratively, it is part of Islands District. Shek Kwu Chau is a restricted area and a permit is required to visit the ...
() – Islands * Shek Ngau Chau () – Tai Po * Shelter Island () – Sai Kung * Sheung Pai () – 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 () – 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 () ** Ma Chau () ** 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 () – Sai Kung * Tai Lei () – Islands * Tai Nim Chau () – 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 () – Tai Po *
Tang Lung Chau Tang Lung Chau () is a islet located off the southern coast of Ma Wan island to the northwest of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Lighthouse Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse and the former light keeper's house, located on Tang Lung Chau, was declare ...
() – Tsuen Wan * Tap Mun Chau (, Grass Island) – Tai Po * Tau Chau () – Southern * The Brothers () – 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 or Tiu Chung Chau () is an island in the Port Shelter, the New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively it is part of the Sai Kung District. Geography Jin Island is located south of the larger island of Kau Sai Chau, from which it is ...
(, Jin Island) – Sai Kung * Tiu Chung Pai () – 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 o ...
() – Sai Kung * Trio Island () – Sai Kung * Tsim Chau Group – Sai Kung ** Tai Chau () ** Tsim Chau () * Tsing Chau (, Table Island) – North *
Tsing Yi Island Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...
() – Kwai Tsing * 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 Isla ...
() – 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 () – 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 () – Sai Kung * Wo Sheung Chau () – Sai Kung * Wong Mau Chau () – 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 maj ...
() – 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) – North * Wong Wan Pai () – 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 () – 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 Yau may refer to: * Yau (surname), Hong Kong surname * Yau language, a Finisterre language of New Guinea * Yau language (Torricelli), a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea * Hodï language (ISO 639-3: yau), a language of Venezuela * Kattiniq/Do ...
() – Sai Kung * Yeung Chau () – North * Yeung Chau () – Tai Po * Yeung Chau (), Sheep Island – Sai Kung * Yi Long Pai () – 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 Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...
, near CRC Oil Depot of Nam Wan Kok * Fat Tong Chau (, 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 Sai Kung may refer to: * Sai Kung Town, or just Sai Kung, a town and administrative area in the Sai Kung District, Hong Kong * Sai Kung Peninsula, a peninsula in Hong Kong * Sai Kung District, an administrative district in Hong Kong, which does no ...
as a result of land reclamation *
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 S ...
– 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 Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai *Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air Li ...
* La Ka Chau () *
Lam Chau Lam Chau () was a little island in Hong Kong. It was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport. The small island lay to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island. It had an ar ...
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), 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 Mong Chau () was an island off South Kwai Chung, in the Rambler Channel, 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 ...
– 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 Estat ...
, 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 reclai ...
– now northeast corner of the
Tsing Yi Island Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...
as a result of land reclamation * Rumsey Rock – 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 *
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, 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 Pilla ...
. 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 popula ...
end of
Tsing Yi Bridge Tsing Yi South Bridge, opened as the Tsing Yi Bridge on 28 February 1974, was the first bridge to Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. It spans Rambler Channel, linking Tsing Yi Island to the former Pillar Island, Kwai Chung. The bridge spans 610 metres (abou ...
* 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 coastal ...
*
Yuen Chau Tsai Yuen Chau Tsai, was an island in Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong. It is now connected to land by a causeway after land reclamation. It is part of Tai Po New Town in the Tai Po District. The Tai Wong Yeh Temple and Island House are located in the a ...
() * Un Chau * 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 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 Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...
10.69 #
Kau Sai Chau Kau Sai Chau is an island located off the coast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, with an area of 6.70km², making it the 6th largest island of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of Sai Kung District. The island was formerly known ...
6.70 #
Po Toi Po Toi (commonly , originally ) is the main island of the Po Toi Islands and the southernmost island of Hong Kong, with an area of 3.69 km². Name It is said that the island used to produce dried seaweeds (), which were shaped like the catt ...
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 Isla ...
2.42 # Crooked Island (Kat O) 2.35 # Wong Wan Chau (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 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'' ...
1.16 #
Peng Chau Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is known locally for its temples, fishing industry and seafood. Geography Peng Chau has an area of and a perimeter of about . The tallest point ...
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 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 *
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– for details about the ferry 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