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 (Chinese: 熨波洲, Tong Po Chau) is an island of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of Southern District.
Geography
Middle Island is located 100 m off the southern coast of Hong Kong Island, between Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay.[1]
Features
Middle Island houses one of the three clubhouses of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. The site is accessible by the Club's own sampan ferry from Deep Water Bay and has its own private beach.[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
References
- ^ a b "Aberdeen Boat Club - Middle Island Clubhouse". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ One Club, Three Clubhouses
- ^ 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. Vol. 36: 241–245. ISSN 1991-7295.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Chinese Temples Committee: Tai Wong Yeh Temple, Middle Island
- ^ Tai Wong Ye Temple, Middle Island at openlife.com.hk
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