Hong Kong IslandIntroduction:Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong Island), referred to as Hong Kong Island, is Hong Kong's most prosperous place. The mountainous area of Hong Kong Island accounts for more than half, with a height of 300 to 400 meters, and the highest peak of Taiping Mountain is 554 meters above sea level. Most of the most prosperous flats on Hong Kong Island today are reclaimed from the sea. Hong Kong Island is Hong Kong's main island and the second largest island in Hong Kong, second only to Lantau Island. The area (and surrounding islands) is 80.25 square kilometers (March 1996), and the other is 78.1 square kilometers. In Hong Kong Island in a broad sense, it also includes ancillary islands such as Ap Lei Chau, Tai Sing Chau, Tin Po Tsui and Yin Chau.
Hong Kong Island is the earliest development area in Hong Kong. The island has Hong Kong's commercial and political centres. Victoria City, where the British colonists first lived, is in the hillside of Hong Kong Island Government. The harbour between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula is named after Victoria (Queen Victoria) and is a port that is moored by Hong Kong's trading vessels.
There are several prosperous streets on the north side of Hong Kong Island, such as Queen's Road, Des Voeux Road and Connaught Road. Due to the small amount of land and many hills, these streets were built by Laoshan and reclamation. The southern part of Hong Kong Island is the famous Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay. It is Hong Kong's main tourist area and high-end residential area. Hong Kong Island is Hong Kong. The most prosperous place is also the seat of Hong Kong government agencies, full of luxury commercial buildings and shopping centers.
Hong Kong IslandSubordinate urban areas:: Central and Western District,
Wan Chai District,
Eastern District,
Southern District,
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