Po Toi Islands
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Island
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s with a population of around 200, south-east of Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
, off Stanley
Stanley, Hong Kong
Stanley is a town and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It located on a peninsula on the southeastern part of Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek O, adjacent to Chung Hom Kok...
, in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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. The main island of the group is Po Toi Island
Po Toi
Po Toi is the main island of the Po Toi Islands and the southern-most island of Hong Kong, with an area of 3.69 km².-Name:...
. Administratively, they are part of Islands District
Islands District
The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 137,122 in 2009.Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands...
.
The islands are notable for interesting rock formations and open-air seafood restaurants. Po Toi Island has a "haunted house", and some rock carving
Prehistoric Hong Kong
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s supposed to be the epitaph of an emperor
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
who died on or near Po Toi. Waglan Island has one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.
Geography
Po Toi Islands include:- Castle Rock (螺洲白排)
- Lo Chau (螺洲, Beaufort Island)
- Mat Chau (墨洲), an islet off Po Toi island
- Mat Chau Pai (墨洲排), an islet off Mat Chau
- Po ToiPo ToiPo Toi is the main island of the Po Toi Islands and the southern-most island of Hong Kong, with an area of 3.69 km².-Name:...
Island (蒲台島, originally 蒲苔島) - 3.69 km² - Sai Pai (細排)
- San Pai (散排)
- Sung Kong (宋崗)
- Tai Pai (大排)
- Waglan IslandWaglan IslandWaglan 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:...
(橫瀾島)
Transport
The islands are accessible by private ferryFerry
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(kai-to
Kai-to
The kai-to is a type of small, motorized ferry operating in Hong Kong. They are usually used to serve remote coastal settlements in the territory's outlying islands....
) or water taxi. Scheduled ferries connect Po Toi island with Aberdeen and Stanley
Stanley, Hong Kong
Stanley is a town and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It located on a peninsula on the southeastern part of Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek O, adjacent to Chung Hom Kok...
.