Islands District

Islands

District emblem
Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ([{{{google}}} Click here for satellite image])
District Council Chairman	Daniel Lam Wai-keung, SBS, BBS, JP
Constituencies	10
Area   –Land   –Water	175.03 km² km² km²
Population   –Total (2001)   –Density	86,667 495/km²
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Official website: Islands District Council

The Islands District (Traditional Chinese: 離島區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. Population (2000): 87,800.

Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands. The Islands District consists of some twenty large and small islands which lie to the south and south-west of Hong Kong.

With an area that is 16 % of that of Hong Kong and a population of approximately only 90,000 (1.3 % 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 lowest population density of ca. 500 per km². The outlying islands are notable for a more relaxed way of life than that of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula.

Many islands of Hong Kong are actually not part of the district. Most notably, Hong Kong Island contains four districts itself. The term Outlying Islands tends to refer to the islands of the Islands District. The northeast point of Lantau and Ma Wan traditionally belong to Tsuen Wan District owing to their administration and transportation dependence of Tsuen Wan. Tsing Yi Island once was administrated by Tsuen Wan District and now by Kwai Tsing District.

Tung Chung new town on the North Lantau near Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok is a new generation of new town. Discovery Bay is a large private housing estate on East Lantau.

Collectively, Mui Wo and Tai O on Lantau, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island and Peng Chau are more populated than the rest of the area of the district.

Islands of the District

• Chek Lap Kok (Hong Kong International Airport is built here)
• Cheung Chau
• Hei Ling Chau
• Kau Yi Chau
• Lamma Island
• Lantau Island (The largest part of the district)
  • Discovery Bay
  • Mui Wo
  • Tai O
  • Tung Chung
• Peng Chau
• Po Toi Islands
• Shek Kwu Chau
• Soko Islands
  • Siu A Chau
  • Tai A Chau

Transport

• North Lantau Highway (connected to mainland New Territories through the Lantau Link (Kap Shui Mun Bridge, Disney resort,Ma Wan Viaduct and Tsing Ma Bridge in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts
• Hong Kong International Airport
• Tung Chung Line
• Airport Express
• ferry piers at Tai 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, Peng Chau, etc.

See also

• Islands of Hong Kong
• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong

External links

• Islands District Council
• List and map of electoral constituencies (large PDF file)
• http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/

Districts of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island: Central and Western | Eastern | Southern | Wan Chai
Kowloon (including New Kowloon): Kowloon City | Kwun Tong | Sham Shui Po | Wong Tai Sin | Yau Tsim Mong
New Territories: Islands | Kwai Tsing | North | Sai Kung | Sha Tin | Tai Po | Tsuen Wan | Tuen Mun | Yuen Long

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