Middle Island, Hong Kong
Native name: 熨波洲 | |
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 View of Middle Island, off Hong Kong Island (left) between Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay (background, left). Viewed from the Ocean Park cable car ride. | |
  Middle Island | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 22°14′08″N 114°11′17″E / 22.23550°N 114.18794°E |
| Administration | |
| Districts | Southern District |
Middle Island, also known as Tong Po Chau (Chinese: 熨波洲) is an island of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of Southern District.
Geography
[edit]Middle Island is located 100 m off the southern coast of Hong Kong Island, between Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay.[1]
Features
[edit]Middle Island houses one of the three clubhouses of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. The clubhouse is accessible by the Club's own sampan ferry from Deep Water Bay. Close to the clubhouse is a beach that is accessible to the public.[2]
The island also houses the Middle Island Clubhouse of the Aberdeen Boat Club. The Clubhouse is open daily except Mondays.[1]
There is also a Tin Hau temple[3] and a Tai Wong Ye temple[4][5] on the island.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Aberdeen Boat Club - Middle Island Clubhouse". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ 陳信熙; 勞顯亮 (2018-09-14). "【貴族俱樂部】兩遊艇會租熨波洲八萬呎官地 設施不受民政局規管". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ Siu Kwok Kin, Anthony (1996). "Distribution of Temples on Hong Kong Island as Recorded in 1981" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 241–245. ISSN 1991-7295.
- ^ Chinese Temples Committee: Tai Wong Yeh Temple, Middle Island
- ^ Tai Wong Ye Temple, Middle Island at openlife.com.hk
External links
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