Kau Yi Chau

Kau Yi Chau, also known as Tai Kau Yi Chau, is an uninhabited island located west of Victoria Harbour, between Peng Chau and Green Island in Hong Kong.

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Type: Island
Description: Island of Hong Kong
Also known as: “Jiaoyi Zhou”, “Kau I Chau Island”, “Kau I Chow”, “Kau I Island”, “Kau-i-chau”, “Kaui Chau”, “Kaui Chou”, “Kaui Chou Island”, and “Tai Kau Yi Chau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Finger Hill and Green Island Lighthouse Compound.

Finger Hill

Peak

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Finger Hill is the highest peak on the island of Peng Chau in Hong Kong, with a height of 95 metres above sea level. Finger Hill is situated 3½ km west of Kau Yi Chau.

Green Island Lighthouse Compound

Lighthouse

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Green Island is an island off the northwest coast of Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, separated by the Sulphur Channel. A smaller island nearby to the east, uninhabited, is called Little Green Island. Green Island Lighthouse Compound is situated 3½ km east of Kau Yi Chau.

Lung Mo Temple

Place of worship

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Lung Mo Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 4 km west of Kau Yi Chau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peng Chau and Boundary Stone, City of Victoria.

Peng Chau

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Peng Chau is the smallest of the populated islands within the Outlying Islands of Hong Kong. The population of the island is only a few thousand, and so the lifestyle is considered sedate by Hong Kong standards.