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A house (leather factory) on Peng Chau Island, Hong KongA house (leather factory) on Peng Chau Island, Hong Kong
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Outlying Islands 離島 is the archipelago of islands surrounding Hong Kong Island. There are all together 236 islands of various sizes. Most of these are administered under the Islands District, with some falling under the Sai Kung District, Tai Po District and North District of Hong Kong.

As it is often difficult to establish a regular ferry service between the populated areas of Hong Kong with the Outlying Islands, many of these are sparsely populated, if at all. There are clusters of villages on these islands that have remained largely unchanged and untouched by urban development. Visiting the Outlying Islands is like stepped back in time by a few generations.

Islands that happen to be in the path of Hong Kong's rapid urbanization have seen a boom in development, accompanied by a quantum leap in property prices. In recent years, Lantau and Stonecutter's Island are two that have seen such development, brought on largely by the relocation of the Hong Kong International Airport to Chep Lap Kok as well as the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland on the northern part of Lantau Island.

Green Island and Little Green Island, Hong KongGreen Island and Little Green Island, Hong Kong
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List of Hong Kong's Outlying Islands

  1. A Chau Island, North district

  2. Adamasta Rock, Islands District

  3. Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai Island, North District

  4. Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai Island, North District

  5. Ap Chau Island, North District

  6. Ap Lei Chau Island, also called Aberdeen Island, Southern District

  7. Ap Lei Pai Island, Southern District

  8. Ap Lo Chun Island, North District

  9. Ap Tan Pai Island, North District

  10. Ap Tau Pai Island, North District

  11. Bay Islet, Sai Kung District

  12. Breaker Reef, Tai Po District

  13. Bun Bei Chau Island, Sai Kung District

  14. Chau Tsai Kok Island, Tai Po District

  15. Chau Tsai Island, Sai Kung District

  16. Che Lei Pai Island, Tai Po District

  17. Chek Chau Island, also called Port Island, Tai Po District

  18. Cheung Chau Island, Islands District

  19. Cheung Sok Island, Tsuen Wan District

  20. Flat Island, Tai Po District

  21. Fo Shek Chau Island, also called Basalt Island, Sai Kung District

  22. Green Island, Central & Western District

  23. Hau Tsz Kok Pai Island, Tai Po District

  24. Hei Ling Chau Island, Islands District

  25. Kat O Island, also called Crooked Island, North District

  26. Kau Sai Chau Island, Sai Kung District

  27. Kau Yi Chau Island, Islands District

  28. Kiu Tsui Chau Island, also called Sharp Island, Sai Kung District

  29. Kowloon Rock, Kowloon City District

  30. Kwun Cham Wan Island, Sai Kung District

  31. Lamma Island, Islands District

  32. Lantau Island, Islands District

  33. Little Green island, Central & Western District

  34. Loaf Rock, Islands District

  35. Lung Kwu Chau Island, Tuen Mun District

  36. Ma Shi Chau Island, Tai Po District

  37. Ma Wan Island, Tsuen Wan District

  38. Magazine Island, Southern District

  39. Middle Island, Southern District

  40. Moon Island, Tai Po District

  41. Nam Fung Chau Island, Sai Kung District

  42. Ngo Mei Chau Island, also called Crescent Island, North District

  43. Ninepin Group of Islands, Sai Kung District

  44. Pak Chau Island, also called Tree Island, Tuen Mun District

  45. Pak Sha Chau Island, also called Round Island, North District

  46. Peak Hill Island, Islands District

  47. Peng Chau Island, Islands District

  48. Ping Chau Island, Tai Po District

  49. Po Tai Islands, Islands District

  50. Pyramid Rock, Sai Kung District

  51. Sam Pui Chau Island, Tai Po District

  52. Sha Chau Island, Tuen Mun District

  53. Shek Chau Island, Sai Kung District

  54. Shek Kwu Chau Island, Islands District

  55. Shek Ngau Chau Island, Tai Po District

  56. Shui Cham Tsui Pai Island, North District

  57. Soko Islands, Islands District

  58. Steep Island, Sai Kung District

  59. Sunshine Island, Islands District

  60. Tai O Island, Islands District

  61. Tang Lung Chau Island, Tsuen Wan District

  62. Tap Mun Chau Island, also called Grass Island, Tai Po District

  63. The Brothers Group of Islands, Tuen Mun District

  64. Tiu Chung Chau Island, also called Jin Island, Sai Kung District

  65. Town Island, Sai Kung District

  66. Tsing Chau Island, North District

  67. Tsing Yi Island, Kwai Tsing District

  68. Tung Lung Chau Island, Sai Kung District

  69. Wang Chau Island, Sai Kung District

  70. Wong Wan Chau Island, also called Double Island, North District

  71. Yeung Chau Island, Tai Po District

  72. Yin Tin Tsai Island, Tai Po District

  73. Yin Tin Tsai Island, also called Little Salt Field, Sai Kung District

  74. Yuen Kong Chau Island, Sai Kung District


Lamma Island, Hong KongLamma Island, Hong Kong
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