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26-525: The hotel has 400 guestrooms and a convention centre with ballrooms and function rooms. The Convention Centre offers three ballrooms. It is in the Islands District . "Micktorian" architecture style, a blend of "Mickey" with "Victorian", was adopted by the hotel. For example, " hidden Mickey " is behind the Mickey-eared silhouette, such as carpet design and dinnerware. This specific design

52-892: A fixed link to the New Territories and the rest of Hong Kong. This is via the North Lantau Highway and the Lantau Link , part of the Airport Core Programme completed in 1998. Most recently, since 2018, Lantau is the location of the Hong Kong port of entry for the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge . Lantau is also the only island in the Islands District with a well-developed public transport network on land. It has

78-500: A macabre tourist attraction , proposing a "ghost town" with a "charcoal-burning museum", Halloween-style fairs, and "haunted" flats for people to stay in. The plans quickly received strong opposition from residents, villa owners, and his fellow councillors, including criticism that they might create copycat suicides . Temples on Cheung Chau include: The island of Cheung Chau has one operating hospital and one abandoned hospital. St. John Hospital , also known as Haw Par Hospital ,

104-657: A mortuary for those killed in shipwrecks. In 1915, the Asylum was expanded by a local kaifong association known as the Cheung Chau Kai Fong Hui ( 長洲街坊會 ), and was subsequently renamed The Cheung Chau Fong Bin Hospital . The word Fong Bin , meaning 'convenience' in Chinese, suggested that the hospital was meant to serve the medical needs of all. Substantial renovations took place in 1931 and 1951 to meet

130-401: A commercial hub with merchants selling supplies to the local fishing people, boat repair and fishing gear as well as the place to do business for fishing people and small farmers of other nearby islands like Lantau Island . At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Cheung Chau, both land and boat based, was 7,686. The number of males was 4,519. From the late-1990s to the early-2000s,

156-721: A population of 185,282. 78.1% of the population are Chinese. Ethnic minority groups include White (5.8%) and Filipino (5.3%). Most of the islands in the Islands District have ferry services linking them with each other and the remainder of the territory, along with Macau and nearby cities in the Pearl Delta , including Guangzhou and Shenzhen . Public ferry piers are located at Tai O (Wing Hong Street, Shek Tsai Po), Tung Chung , Hong Kong International Airport , Cheung Chau Wan , Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay), Lamma Island ( Yung Shue Wan , Sok Kwu Wan ), Discovery Bay , Chi Ma Wan , and Peng Chau . However, only Lantau Island has

182-405: A population of 22,740 as of 2011 . Administratively, it is part of the Islands District . Geographically the island is formed from two mostly granite masses joined by a tombolo . With an area of 2.45 square kilometres (0.95 square miles), the island is therefore "long", hence the name as translated from Cantonese is "Long Island". Thus, it is redundant to say "Cheung Chau Island". The island

208-412: A spate of suicide cases (usually by charcoal-burning ) took place inside rental holiday flats of the island's Bela Vista Villa on Tung Wan beach, seeing more than 25 suicide attempts and 20 deaths by 2008. Local newspapers soon dubbed the island "Death Island" and stories concerning apparitions appeared. In 2005, Islands District councillor Lam Kit-sing suggested converting the notorious villa into

234-444: A tennis court, a multi-function court, a Mickey-shaped maze and a grass field in which some kids activities take place in. The hotel also has a Victorian Spa which contains a gym. Every day and evening a talented jazz band plays in the main area of the hotel. 22°18′28.65″N 114°02′38.19″E  /  22.3079583°N 114.0439417°E  / 22.3079583; 114.0439417 Islands District The Islands District

260-454: Is dumbbell-shaped, with hills at the northern and southern ends and the settlements concentrated in between. The central part of the island is well-developed with shops and houses. The lane-ways are so narrow that normal motor traffic is impossible. Instead, there are small motorised trucks officially termed " village vehicles ", which include specially designed mini- fire engines , ambulances and police cars . Residential areas also exist on

286-713: Is interpreted as feng shui in Cantonese culture . Walt Disney Imagineering mainly drew these two design elements from Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa at the Walt Disney World Resort , as well as the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris . Students from invited institutions can apply for either of the following section in ImagiNations Hong Kong Semiar 2017, Community Built Playground, or Family Storytelling,

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312-537: Is located, Tung Chung on northern Lantau near the airport, and Discovery Bay , a large private residential area on eastern Lantau. Many islands of Hong Kong are actually not part of the district. Most notably, Hong Kong Island contains four districts itself. The term Outlying Islands tends to refer to the islands of the Islands District. The northeast point of Lantau and Ma Wan traditionally belong to Tsuen Wan District owing to their administration and transport dependence of Tsuen Wan . Tsing Yi Island once

338-436: Is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong . It is part of the New Territories . It had a population of 185,282 in 2021. Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 263 islands . The Islands District consists of some twenty large and small islands which lie to the south and southwest of Hong Kong. Notable areas that are part of the Islands District include Chek Lap Kok , the reclaimed island on which Hong Kong International Airport

364-615: The Second Convention of Peking , alongside some 200 other outlying islands and the New Territories . The island thus became part of British Hong Kong . At that time, the island was mainly a fishing village and had more residents living on junks than on land. Cheung Chau had already been settled by people from other places in Southern China ; for example, Hoklo , they are mainly fishing people; Hakka people ; Chiu Chau ; and Yue Ca . The island slowly evolved into

390-638: The Fisheries Joint Association Public School, Shun Dal Primary School and The Cheung Chau Government Primary School and three secondary schools including the now closed Caritas Saint Paul's Secondary School . Although there are more people living on Cheung Chau now than ever, the fertility rate throughout Hong Kong has dropped significantly leading to many school closings throughout the city. Cheung Chau in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 97. Within

416-569: The Neighborhood Developmental Project. Result will be announced in January 2018. There are five restaurants in the hotel. The hotel has one shop located on the lobby next to the main entrance. The shop sells drinks, park merchandise, toys and T-shirts. It is slightly Victorian themed, like the hotel itself. There are 2 pools in the resort, 1 indoors and 1 outdoors. The hotel also offers other facilities including

442-645: The St. John Hospital, which provides Western medicine , the Fong Bin Hospital had been slowly fading away. It ultimately fell into disuse and complete abandonment in 1988. The hospital has been listed as a Grade III historic building since 31 August 2010. The annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival is a festival which includes a parade of floats, most famously including young children dressed as famous characters doing impossible balancing acts. It lasts three to four days and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to

468-465: The hills of the north and south. The island was traditionally a fishing village and still has fishing fleets working from the harbour. However, in recent years, the island has become a major tourist attraction , offering a mixture of sandy swimming beaches, seafood cafés, and traditional Chinese culture. In 1898, Cheung Chau was leased to the United Kingdom for 99 years (till 1997) under

494-465: The island. There are currently three primary schools in Cheung Chau, including C.C.C. Cheung Chau Church Kam Kong Primary School (中華基督教會長洲堂錦江小學), Cheung Chau Sacred Heart School (長洲聖心學校), and Kwok Man School (國民學校), and two secondary schools : Buddhist Wai Yan Memorial College  [ zh ] and Cheung Chau Government Secondary School . Formerly there were 7 primary schools including

520-415: The lowest population density of 783/km (2,030/sq mi). The outlying islands are notable for a more relaxed way of life than that of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula . The district has the third-youngest residents. Collectively, Mui Wo and Tai O on Lantau, Cheung Chau , Lamma Island and Peng Chau are more populated than the rest of the area of the district. As of 2021, the district has

546-518: The northern shore, the airport, Disneyland, and Discovery Bay). Cheung Chau Indonesian (2.0%) Cheung Chau ( Chinese : 長洲 ; lit.   ' Long Island ' ) is an outlying island of Hong Kong , located 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Hong Kong Island . It is also called Dumbbell Island ( Chinese : 啞鈴島 ) due to its dumbbell -like shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had

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572-691: The only MTR stations within the district; they are Tung Chung on the Tung Chung line and two on the Airport Express serving the airport and AsiaWorld Expo ( Sunny Bay and Disneyland Resort on the Disneyland Resort line administratively lie in Tsuen Wan District ). Finally, Lantau is the only island with franchised taxis and buses , the latter mainly provided by New Lantao Bus (although other operators serve

598-480: The rising demand for medical care in Cheung Chau and nearby outlying islands . In 1945, the ownership of the hospital was transferred to the Cheung Chau Residents' Association ( 長洲居民協會 ). It was staffed by reputable doctors trained in traditional Chinese medicine , and provided cheap and quality medical treatment that even attracted patients from other outlying islands. Since the 1934 opening of

624-516: The school net are the three aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) on Cheung Chau; no government schools are in this net. Sun Ferry operates ferries between Central pier number 5 and Cheung Chau. The ferries run approximately every 30 minutes depending upon time of day. Schedules on Sundays and public holidays differ from weekdays. The trip of about 20 kilometres (12 miles) takes 55 minutes for ordinary ferries or 35 minutes for high speed ferries. Cheung Chau also has

650-609: Was administered by Tsuen Wan District (1982 to 1985) and now by Kwai Tsing District . Whilst the Sai Kung Islands are part of the Sai Kung District , and the Tolo Channel islands part of Tai Po District . With an area that is 16% of Hong Kong and a population that is 2% of Hong Kong, the Islands District is the largest in terms of area and also the least populated. It is therefore the district with by far

676-500: Was founded in 1934 by Hong Kong St. John Ambulance and has been the island's main hospital since 1988. The Cheung Chau Fong Bin Hospital ( 長洲方便醫院 ; 'Cheung Chau Convenience Hospital') was established in 1872. It was originally called the Asylum ( 棲留所 ) and was not a hospital in the modern sense, in that it did not provide medical care and only functioned as a refuge for poor homeless patients to die in peace and dignity and as

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