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Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008. The island had a population of about 3,000 inhabitants scattered in a dozen fishing villages when it was occupied by the United Kingdom in the First Opium War. In 1842, the island was formally ceded in perpetuity to the UK under the Treaty of Nanking and the City of Victoria was then established on the island by the British Force in honour of Queen Victoria.
The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island. It had a population of 290,240 in 2001, the fourth-lowest in Hong Kong.
The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 141,327 in 2011.
Hung Shing Temples or Tai Wong Temples are temples dedicated to Hung Shing. Hung Shing temples have been widely built in southern China, especially Guangdong province and in Hong Kong.
Wong Chuk Hang or Staunton Creek is an industrial and residential area in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.
Ap Lei Chau Bridge is a highway bridge in Hong Kong connecting the island of Ap Lei Chau to the community of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island.
Lei Tung is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the South Island Line, located beside Mount Johnston on Ap Lei Chau in Southern District. The station is named after the adjacent public housing estate of the same name, which it serves in addition to Ap Lei Chau Main Street. The station is located below Yue on Court and Lei Tung Estate, and opened on 28 December 2016 with the rest of the South Island Line. It is the southernmost railway station in Hong Kong.
South Horizons is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong, located on Ap Lei Chau in Southern District. It is the southern terminus of the South Island Line. The station is located under the junction of Yi Nam Road and South Horizon Drive, and primarily serves residents of the South Horizons private housing estate, in addition to Ap Lei Chau Estate and Ap Lei Chau West Industrial Area. The station has a unique shape in the form of a letter Y, and has no overrun track. It opened on 28 December 2016 with the rest of the South Island Line.
Aberdeen is an area and town on southwest Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Southern District. While the name "Aberdeen" could be taken in a broad sense to encompass the areas of Aberdeen (town), Wong Chuk Hang, Ap Lei Chau, Tin Wan, Wah Kwai Estate and Wah Fu Estate, it is more often used to refer to the town only. According to the population census conducted in 2011, the total population of the Aberdeen area is approximately 80,000.
The following shows the public housing estates in Pok Fu Lam, Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau of Southern District, Hong Kong.
The Chinese Temples Committee is a statutory body in Hong Kong established under the Chinese Temples Ordinance (華人廟宇條例). It is mainly responsible for the operation and management of twenty-four temples directly under its management. It also handles temple registration. There are 19 additional temples, of which management has been delegated to other organisations.
The Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters of Hong Kong are Aberdeen West Typhoon Shelter and Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter (香港仔南避風塘). Both typhoon shelters are located in Southern District, between the southern part of Hong Kong Island and the island Ap Lei Chau. They are roughly separated by the Ap Lei Chau Bridge and Aberdeen Channel Bridge. The Aberdeen floating village is located within the shelters.
The Ap Lei Chau Power Station was an oil-fired power station in Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong.
Larvotto is a private estate in Hong Kong. It was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, Kerry Properties and Paliburg Holdings, built and sold by Sun Hung Kai and managed by Kerry Properties. The site comprises 180,000 square feet, including nine buildings and a total of 715 tenements. It is located in 8 Ap Lei Chau Praya Road, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong. The estate is opposite to Sham Wan. It got the occupation permit at the end of April 2011.
The Aberdeen Channel Bridge is a double-track railway bridge in Hong Kong. It carries the MTR's South Island Line over the Aberdeen Channel, linking Lei Tung Station and Wong Chuk Hang Station. Its name reflects the channel the bridge crosses.
Ap Lei Chau North is one of the 17 constituencies in the Southern District, Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Southern District Council, with an election every four years.
Ap Lei Chau Estate is one of the 17 constituencies in the Southern District, Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Southern District Council, with an election every four years.
