Islands District

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離島 區
Islands District
Outlying Islands
Location of Islands District within Hong Kong
Location of Islands District within Hong Kong
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China
Special Administrative Region Hong Kong
surface 177 km²
Residents 156,801 (2016)
density 886 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 HK
Website Islands District Council (en, zh)
politics
Chairman YU, Hon-kwan Randy
余漢坤
(as of May 2020)
Political party independent
Chek Lap Kok Airport, bird's eye view 2010
Chek Lap Kok Airport , bird's eye view 2010

Coordinates: 22 ° 15 '  N , 114 ° 0'  E

Islands District ( Chinese  離島 區  /  离岛 区 , Pinyin Lídǎo qū , Jyutping Lei 4 dou 2 keoi 1  - "island district") is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong . He belongs to the New Territories . Hong Kong International Airport is located on the man-made island of Chek Lap Kok , part of the Islands District . With almost 156,801 inhabitants and a population density of 886 inhabitants per km² (2016), Islands District is the district of Hong Kong with the lowest population and density. With 176.97 km² it is also the largest district in terms of area.

description

The Islands District comprises more than 20 islands, the largest of which are Lantau Island , Lamma Island , Cheung Chau , Peng Chau and Po Toi . A large part of the population lives in the new housing estate Tung Chung on the north coast of the island of Lantau. The rest is spread across Cheung Chau, Peng Chau, Lamma Island, Tai O , Mui Wo , Tung Chung, South Lantau and Discovery Bay .

The main islands of the district are:

economy

Since the new airport was opened in 1998 on the demolished and artificially widened island of Chek Lap Kok, the economic structure of the island of Lantau has changed noticeably. The interior of the island is a landscape park or landscape protection area and may not be built on. On the north coast, the planned and satellite town of Tung Chung has been expanded for years, which is expected to have more than 200,000 inhabitants in the final expansion phase, more than the entire Island District currently. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge , which opened in October 2018 and connects Hong Kong with the other bank of the Pearl River , will lead to further growth and the route of which was laid in such a way that it ends at Chek Lap Kok and on the north coast of Lantau. Also on Chek Lap Kok is the AsiaWorld-Expo hall, which functions as the largest congress and exhibition center in Hong Kong. The second largest coal and gas power plant in Hong Kong with a capacity of 3.736 MW is located on Lamma, as well as the 800 kW wind turbine Lamma Winds and a 1 MW solar power plant.

Sightseeing and tourism

Archaeological remains of Stone Age settlements have been scientifically documented on various islands, see above. z. B. on Lamma and Lantau. On several islands there are small temples and the remains of fortifications that were built in the Qing period to prevent pirate attacks. Fish restaurants on Tai O, Cheung Chau and Lamma are a destination for day-trippers from the northern boroughs. The Buddhist monastery Po Lin ( 寶蓮 禪寺 ) is located on Lantau Island . In the 1990s, the 34-meter-high seated bronze Tian Tan Buddha statue was erected there, which for several years was considered the largest of its kind in the world. Every year on the Buddha's birthday - in May according to the Gregorian calendar - the Buddha's "bathing", ie the ceremonial cleaning of the statue, takes place here, which attracts numerous visitors.

  • Buddha statue by Po Lin

  • Coast on Po Yue Wan

  • Sunset Peak on Lantau

Web links

Commons : Islands District  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Welcome message. Island District website, accessed November 1, 2018 (Chinese, English).
  2. ↑ Islands DC Members: Mr YU, Hon-kwan Randy, MH, JP. Island District website, accessed November 1, 2018 (Chinese, English).
  3. ^ District Profiles. Hong Kong Population By-census 2016, accessed November 2, 2018 (Chinese, English).
  4. ↑ a b District Highlights. Island District website, accessed November 1, 2018 (Chinese, English).
  5. ↑ Lamma Wind Power Station. Hong Kong Electric , accessed October 27, 2018 (Chinese, English).
  6. ↑ 離島 假期 - Islands Go Go Go - Sights Please select a district. In: www.islandsdc.org.hk. Retrieved November 1, 2018 (Chinese, English).
  7. ↑ Birthday of Buddha. discoverhongkong.com, accessed October 27, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Overview of Conservation in Lantau and Proposed Directions - Discussion Paper. ( PDF file; 7.18 MB) Lantau Development Advisory Committee, Planning and Conservation Sub-committee, October 10, 2014, accessed on October 27, 2018 .