Islands District

Islands Rời đảo khu
District
Islands District
Hong Kong International Airport
Location of Islands District within Hong Kong
Coordinates:22°15′40″N113°56′46″E
Country	People's Republic of China
SAR	Hong Kong
Constituencies	10
Government
• District Officer	Yu Hong Kwan
•District CouncilVice-Chairman	Wong Man Hon
Area
• Total	175.03 km2(67.58 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	185,282 78.1% Chinese 5.9% White 5.3% Filipino
Time zone	UTC+8(Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by population	Tung Chung(86,403 – 2016 est)
Location of district office and district council	Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road (in Central and Western District)
Website	Islands District Council

Islands District
Traditional Chinese	Rời đảo khu
Simplified Chinese	Rời đảo khu
CantoneseYale	Lèihdóu kēui
Literal meaning	distant island district
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lí dǎo Qū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Lèihdóu kēui Jyutping Lei4dou2 keoi1 IPA [lej˩.tɔw˧˥ kʰɵɥ˥]

TheIslands Districtis one of the 18districts of Hong Kong.It is part of theNew Territories.It had a population of 185,282 in 2021.

Hong Kong consists of apeninsulaand263 islands.The Islands District consists of some twenty large and small islands which lie to the south and southwest of Hong Kong. Notable areas that are part of the Islands District includeChek Lap Kok,the reclaimed island on whichHong Kong International Airportis located,Tung Chungon northern Lantau near the airport, andDiscovery Bay,a large private residential area on eastern Lantau.

Islands of Hong Kong

Manyislands of Hong Kongare actually not part of the district. Most notably,Hong Kong Islandcontains four districts itself. The termOutlying Islandstends to refer to the islands of the Islands District. The northeast point ofLantauandMa Wantraditionally belong toTsuen Wan Districtowing to their administration and transport dependence ofTsuen Wan.Tsing Yi Islandonce was administered by Tsuen Wan District (1982 to 1985) and now byKwai Tsing District.Whilst the Sai Kung Islands are part of theSai Kung District,and the Tolo Channel islands part ofTai Po District.

Demographics

With an area that is 16% of Hong Kong and a population that is 2% of Hong Kong, the Islands District is the largest in terms of area and also the least populated. It is therefore the district with by far the lowestpopulation densityof 783/km²(2,030/sq mi). The outlying islands are notable for a more relaxed way of life than that of Hong Kong Island andKowloon Peninsula.The district has the third-youngest residents.

Collectively,Mui WoandTai Oon Lantau,Cheung Chau,Lamma IslandandPeng Chauare more populated than the rest of the area of the district.

As of 2021, the district has a population of 185,282. 78.1% of the population are Chinese. Ethnic minority groups include White (5.8%) and Filipino (5.3%).

Islands of the district

• Cha Kwo Chau
• Chek Lap Kok(Hong Kong International Airportis built here)
• Cheung Chau
• Hei Ling Chau
  • Sunshine Island(Chau Kung To)
• Peaked Hill(Kai Yek Kok)
• Kau Yi Chau
  • Siu Kau Yi Chau
• Lamma Island
  • Luk Chau (George Island)
• Lantau Island(The largest part of the district)
  • Discovery Bay
  • Mui Wo
  • Tai O
  • Tung Chung
• Peng Chau
  • Tai Lei
• Po Toi Islands
  • Lo Chau(Beaufort Island)
  • Mat Chau
  • Po Toi
  • Sung Kong
  • Waglan Island
• Shek Kwu Chau
• Soko Islands
  • Cheung Muk Tau
  • Ma Chau
  • Siu A Chau
  • Tai A Chau
  • Tau Lo Chau
  • Yuen Chau
  • Yuen Kong Chau

Transport

Most of the islands in the Islands District haveferryservices linking them with each other and the remainder of the territory, along withMacauand nearby cities in thePearl Delta,includingGuangzhouandShenzhen.Publicferry piersare located atTai O(Wing Hong Street, Shek Tsai Po),Tung Chung,Hong Kong International Airport,Cheung Chau Wan,Mui Wo(Silvermine Bay),Lamma Island(Yung Shue Wan,Sok Kwu Wan),Discovery Bay,Chi Ma Wan,andPeng Chau.

However, onlyLantau Islandhas afixed linkto theNew Territoriesand the rest of Hong Kong. This is via theNorth Lantau Highwayand theLantau Link,part of theAirport Core Programmecompleted in 1998. Most recently, since 2018, Lantau is the location of theHong Kong port of entryfor theHong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge.

Lantau is also the only island in the Islands District with a well-developedpublic transportnetwork on land. It has the onlyMTRstations within the district; they areTung Chungon theTung Chung lineand two on theAirport Expressservingthe airportandAsiaWorld Expo(Sunny BayandDisneyland Resorton theDisneyland Resort lineadministratively lie inTsuen Wan District). Finally, Lantau is the only island withfranchised taxisandbuses,the latter mainly provided byNew Lantao Bus(although other operators serve the northern shore, the airport, Disneyland, and Discovery Bay).

See also

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

External links

• Islands District Council
• List and map of electoral constituencies (large PDF file)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20041203114950/http:// islandsdc.gov.hk/