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{{Short description|Island group in Hong Kong}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Po Toi Islands
| local_name = {{lang|zh-HK|蒲台羣島}}
| image_name = Po_Toi_Islands_Aerial_.jpg
| image_size = 
| image_caption = Aerial view of Waglan Island (foreground), Po Toi (left), Lo Chau and Sung Kong from the east
| map_image = Potoiislands.png
| map_size = 
| map_caption = Location of Po Toi Islands within Hong Kong.
| coordinates = {{coord|22.1742|114.2705|type:landmark_source:enwiki-googlemaplink}}
| location = South-east of [[Hong Kong Island]]
| waterbody = 
| total_islands = 
| major_islands = [[Po Toi|Po Toi Island]]
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| country = {{HKG}}
| country_admin_divisions_title      = District
| country_admin_divisions            = [[Islands District]]
| population = 200
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
|order=
|showflag=
|t=蒲台羣島/<br />蒲苔羣島
|s=蒲台群岛/<br />蒲苔群岛
|j=Pou<sup>4</sup> toi<sup>4</sup> kwan<sup>4</sup> dou<sup>2</sup> 
|y=Pòuh tòih kwàhn dóu
|p=Pútái Qúndǎo
}}

The '''Po Toi Islands''' are a small group of [[island]]s with a population of around 200, south-east of [[Hong Kong Island]], off [[Stanley, Hong Kong|Stanley]], in Hong Kong. The main island of the group is [[Po Toi|Po Toi Island]]. Administratively, they are part of [[Islands District]].<ref>[http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/island_d/text_english/dchighlights.htm Islands District Highlights]</ref>

The islands are notable for interesting rock formations and open-air seafood restaurants. Po Toi Island has a "haunted house", and some [[Prehistoric Hong Kong|rock carving]]s supposed to be the epitaph of an [[emperor]] who died on or near Po Toi.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} Waglan Island has one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.<ref>[http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/monuments_71.php Antiquities and Monuments Office:Waglan Lighthouse]</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Hong Kong and Canton Province Map 1954.jpg|thumb|left|Map including the Po Toi Group ([[Army Map Service|AMS]], 1954)]]
[[File:Po_Toi_Island_Tin_Hau_Temple.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tin Hau Temple]] at Tai Wan ({{zh|t=大灣|labels=no}}) Bay, [[Po Toi]]]]
[[File:Lo_Chau_Po_Toi_Islands.jpg|thumb|The southwest-facing slope of Beaufort Island (Lo Chau)]]
[[File:Stanley Peninsula.jpg|thumb|View of [[Stanley Peninsula]] in the southeast of [[Hong Kong Island]]. On the left, Beaufort Island and [[Po Toi|Po Toi Island]] (behind Beaufort), are visible.]]
Po Toi Islands include:
* Lo Chau Pak Pai ({{zh|t=螺洲白排|labels=no}})
* [[Beaufort Island (Hong Kong)|Beaufort Island]] ({{zh|t=螺洲|labels=no}})
* Mat Chau ({{zh|t=墨洲|labels=no}}), an islet off Po Toi island
* Mat Chau Pai ({{zh|t=墨洲排|labels=no}}), an islet off Mat Chau
* [[Po Toi]] ({{zh|t=蒲台|labels=no}}), 3.69&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
* Sai Pai ({{zh|t=細排|labels=no}})
* San Pai ({{zh|t=散排|labels=no}})
* Sung Kong ({{zh|t=宋崗|labels=no}})
* Tai Pai ({{zh|t=大排|labels=no}})
* [[File:Beaufort Island Hong Kong.jpg|thumb|Beaufort Island & Lo Chau Mun (Deepest part of Hong Kong)]][[Waglan Island]] ({{zh|t=橫瀾島|labels=no}})

==Name==
For the origin of the name, see [[Po Toi]].

==Transport==
The islands are accessible by private [[ferry]] ([[kai-to]]) or water taxi. Scheduled ferries connect Po Toi island with [[Aberdeen, Hong Kong|Aberdeen]] and [[Stanley, Hong Kong|Stanley]].<ref>[http://www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/public_transport/ferries/service_details/index.html Transport details for Po Toi Islands]</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Islands}}
* [[List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong]]
* [[List of places in Hong Kong]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Po Toi Islands}}
* [http://www.hkcities.com/travel/po.htm More details and pictures] {{in lang|zh}}
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.174187,114.270515&spn=0.065557,0.091324&t=k&hl=en Satellite image of Po Toi Islands by Google Maps]
{{Islands District}}
{{Islands of Hong Kong}}

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