Po Toi Islands

Po Toi Islands

蒲台羣島
Aerial view of Waglan Island (foreground), Po Toi (left), Lo Chau and Sung Kong from the east
Location of Po Toi Islands within Hong Kong.
Geography
Location	South-east of Hong Kong Island
Coordinates	22.1742°N 114.2705°E / 22.1742; 114.2705
Major islands	Po Toi Island
Administration
Hong Kong
District	Islands District
Demographics
Population	200

Po Toi Islands
Traditional Chinese	蒲台羣島/ 蒲苔羣島
Simplified Chinese	蒲台群岛/ 蒲苔群岛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pútái Qúndǎo Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Pòuh tòih kwàhn dóu Jyutping Pou4 toi4 kwan4 dou2

The Po Toi Islands are a small group of islands with a population of around 200, south-east of Hong Kong Island, off Stanley, in Hong Kong. The main island of the group is Po Toi Island. Administratively, they are part of Islands District.

The islands are notable for interesting rock formations and open-air seafood restaurants. Po Toi Island has a "haunted house", and some rock carvings supposed to be the epitaph of an emperor who died on or near Po Toi. Waglan Island has one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.

Geography

Map including the Po Toi Group (AMS, 1954)

Tin Hau Temple at Tai Wan (大灣) Bay, Po Toi

The southwest-facing slope of Beaufort Island (Lo Chau)

View of Stanley Peninsula in the southeast of Hong Kong Island. On the left, Beaufort Island and Po Toi Island (behind Beaufort), are visible.

Po Toi Islands include:

• Lo Chau Pak Pai (螺洲白排)
• Beaufort Island (螺洲)
• Mat Chau (墨洲), an islet off Po Toi island
• Mat Chau Pai (墨洲排), an islet off Mat Chau
• Po Toi (蒲台), 3.69 km²
• Sai Pai (細排)
• San Pai (散排)
• Sung Kong (宋崗)
• Tai Pai (大排)

• 

  Beaufort Island & Lo Chau Mun (Deepest part of Hong Kong)

  Waglan Island (橫瀾島)

Name

For the origin of the name, see Po Toi.

Transport

The islands are accessible by private ferry (kai-to) or water taxi. Scheduled ferries connect Po Toi island with Aberdeen and Stanley.

See also

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

External links

• More details and pictures (in Chinese)
• Satellite image of Po Toi Islands by Google Maps