Po Toi Islands

Po Toi Islands

Bồ đài quần đảo
Aerial view of Waglan Island (foreground), Po Toi (left), Lo Chau and Sung Kong from the east
Location of Po Toi Islands within Hong Kong.
Geography
Location	South-east ofHong Kong Island
Coordinates	22.1742°N 114.2705°E/22.1742; 114.2705
Major islands	Po Toi Island
Administration
Hong Kong
District	Islands District
Demographics
Population	200

Po Toi Islands
Traditional Chinese	Bồ đài quần đảo / Bồ đài quần đảo
Simplified Chinese	Bồ đài quần đảo / Bồ đài quần đảo
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pútái Qúndǎo Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Pòuh tòih kwàhn dóu Jyutping Pou4toi4kwan4dou2

ThePo Toi Islandsare a small group ofislandswith a population of around 200, south-east ofHong Kong Island,offStanley,in Hong Kong. The main island of the group isPo Toi Island.Administratively, they are part ofIslands District.

The islands are notable for interesting rock formations and open-air seafood restaurants. Po Toi Island has a "haunted house", and somerock carvingssupposed to be the epitaph of anemperorwho died on or near Po Toi.Waglan Island has one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.

Geography

Map including the Po Toi Group (AMS,1954)

Tin Hau Templeat Tai Wan (Đại loan) Bay,Po Toi

The southwest-facing slope of Beaufort Island (Lo Chau)

View ofStanley Peninsulain the southeast ofHong Kong Island.On the left, Beaufort Island andPo Toi Island(behind Beaufort), are visible.

Po Toi Islands include:

• Lo Chau Pak Pai (Loa châu bạch bài)
• Beaufort Island(Loa châu)
• Mat Chau (Mặc châu), an islet off Po Toi island
• Mat Chau Pai (Mặc châu bài), an islet off Mat Chau
• Po Toi(Bồ đài), 3.69 km²
• Sai Pai (Tế bài)
• San Pai (Tán bài)
• Sung Kong (Tống cương)
• Tai Pai (Đại bài)

• 

  Beaufort Island & Lo Chau Mun (Deepest part of Hong Kong)

  Waglan Island(Hoành lan đảo)

Name

For the origin of the name, seePo Toi.

Transport

The islands are accessible by privateferry(kai-to) or water taxi. Scheduled ferries connect Po Toi island withAberdeenandStanley.

See also

• List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong
• List of places in Hong Kong

External links

• More details and pictures(in Chinese)
• Satellite image of Po Toi Islands by Google Maps