Middle Island, Hong Kong

Island of Hong Kong, Southern District

Not to be confused with Centre Island, Hong Kong.

Middle Island

Native name:

熨波洲

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 / 22.23550; 114.18794
Administration

Hong Kong

Districts| Southern District
Middle Island (left), seen from Repulse Bay Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's clubhouse on Middle Island.

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

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Middle Island is located 100 m off the southern coast of Hong Kong Island, between Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay.[1]

## Features

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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 [zh]. 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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* Islands portal

* List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong

## References

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1. ^ a b "Aberdeen Boat Club - Middle Island Clubhouse". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Chinese Temples Committee: Tai Wong Yeh Temple, Middle Island
5. ^ Tai Wong Ye Temple, Middle Island at openlife.com.hk

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Middle Island, Hong Kong.

* Transportation to Middle Island
* Map centered on the island

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Southern District, Hong Kong

Main borders and locations

Areas|

* Aberdeen
* Cape D'Aguilar
* Nam Long Shan
* Pok Fu Lam
* Repulse Bay
* Sandy Bay
* Shek O
* Stanley
* Tai Tam
* Wong Chuk Hang
* Wong Chuk Hang San Wai

Education|

* Canadian International School of Hong Kong
* Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired
* German Swiss International School Pok Fu Lam Campus
* Hong Kong International School
* Hong Kong True Light College
* Kellett School Pok Fu Lam Campus
* Sacred Heart Canossian College
* Singapore International School
* St Stephen's College
* South Island School
* Victoria Shanghai Academy
* West Island School

Landmarks|

* Aberdeen Country Park
* Béthanie
* Central Ordnance Munitions Depot
* Cyberport
* Le Méridien Cyberport Hotel
* D'Aguilar Peak
* The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
* Grantham Hospital
* Holy Spirit Seminary
* Hong Kong Parkview
* Kwun Yam Shrine
* Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery
* Middle Bay
* Murray House
* Ocean Park Hong Kong
* Queen Mary Hospital
* Pok Fu Lam Country Park
* The Pulse
* The Repulse Bay
* Shek O Country Park
* Dragon's Back
* Shek O Peak
* Shouson Hill
* South Horizons
* Stanley Military Cemetery
* Stanley Prison
* Tai Tam Country Park

| Moved|

* Hong Kong Maritime Museum

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Beaches|

* Big Wave Bay Beach
* Chung Hom Kok Beach
* Deep Water Bay Beach
* Hairpin Beach
* Middle Bay Beach
* Repulse Bay Beach
* Rocky Bay Beach
* Shek O Beach
* South Bay Beach
* St. Stephen's Beach
* Stanley Main Beach
* Turtle Cove Beach

Closed|

* Wong Chuk Hang Estate

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Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Ocean Park
* Wong Chuk Hang
* Lei Tung
* South Horizons

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Islands|

* Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island)
* Ap Lei Pai
* Kau Pei Chau
* Magazine Island
* Middle Island (Tong Po Chau)
* Tai Tau Chau

Culture|

* Pok Fu Lam Fire Dragon Dance

This list is incomplete.
Hong Kong Maritime Museum is now located in Central.

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Major islands of Hong Kong

By area|

* Lantau Island
* Hong Kong Island
* Lamma Island
* Chek Lap Kok
* Tsing Yi
* Kau Sai Chau
* Leung Shuen Wan
* Po Toi Islands
* Po Toi
* Waglan
* Cheung Chau
* Tung Lung Chau
* Crooked Island
* Double Island
* Hei Ling Chau
* Ap Lei Chau
* Soko Islands
* Tai A Chau
* Siu A Chau
* Ping Chau
* Peng Chau
* Ma Wan
* Ninepin Group
* Tap Mun
* The Brothers
* Green Island
* Centre Island, Hong Kong
* Kowloon Rock

Former islands|

* Kellett Island
* Stonecutters Island
* Hoi Sham Island
* Channel Rock
* Pillar Island
* Mong Chau
* Chau Tsai
* Nga Ying Chau
* Lam Chau
* Rumsey Rock
* High Island
* Yuen Chau Tsai

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