Hei Ling Chau

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Hei Ling Chau (Chinese: 喜靈洲), formerly Hayling Chau, is an island of Hong Kong, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan of Lantau Island. It is also south of Peng Chau and north of Cheung Chau. Its companion, Sunshine Island, is at its northeast. With an area of 1.93 km², it is administratively part of the Islands District. The island is L-shaped with angle pointed northeast.

Southwest water of the island is zoned as Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter. Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre occupies the north-western part of the island and students often get a chance to visit the island by joining preventive drug education programs.

The eastern part, on the other end, hosted medium-security Hei Ling Chau Correctional Institiute and mid-northern minimun security Lai Sun Correctional Institution.

In 2004, the Hong Kong Government proposed to spend HKD$12 billion to build a super jail on the island. The proposal was strongly opposed by the general public and experts alike, and thus has been shelved indefinitely.

An endemic species Bogadek's legless lizard (Dibamus bogadeki) is first discovered by a priest on the island.

There is kai-to from Peng Chau operated by Coral Sea Ferry.


Major islands in Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong
Major islands (by size): Lantau | Hong Kong Island | Lamma | Chek Lap Kok | Tsing Yi | Kau Sai Chau | Po Toi (Po Toi, Waglan) | Cheung Chau | Tung Lung Chau | Kat O | Wong Wan Chau | Hei Ling Chau | Tap Mun Chau | Ap Lei Chau | Soko Islands (Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau) | Ping Chau | Peng Chau | Ma Wan | Ninepin Group | The Brothers | Green Island | Kowloon Rock
Former islands: Kellett Island | Stonecutters Island | Hoi Sham Island | Channel Rock | Tsing Chau | Mong Chau | Chau Tsai | Nga Ying Chau | Lam Chau | Rumsey Rock 
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