Hansen's Events
38 D, Tower 2, Sham Wan Towers
3, Ap Lei Chau Drive
Ap Lei Chau
Hong Kong
Tel: (+852) 9552 0987 E-mail : info@hansens-hikes.com
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Ap Lei Chau gets its name from its long and narrow shape, which looks a bit like the tongue of a duck. “Ap” means duck, “Lei” means
tongue and “Chau” means island.
The earliest inhabitants of Ap Lei Chau and nearby Aberdeen can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty (1276 AD). Legend has
it that the followers of Duan Zong took refuge there. At first they lived on farming but gradually shifted to fishing once they
understood what nature had in store for them.
The population of Ap Lei Chau and Aberdeen was not much more than 3-4,000 until the middle of the 20th century. It was only through
the arrival of refugees from China’s civil in the late 1940’ies that the population really grew. Ap Lei Chau became base to a unique
fishing community where most people lived onboard their vessels and shorebased development was centred around the Hung Shing
Temple on Hung Shing Street and the current Ap Lei Chau Main Street.
Ap Lei Chau has now developed into a densely populated community. Indeed, Ap Lei Chau is the world’s most densely populated
island with some 86,782 people sharing its hilly 1.32 km2 (or 65,744 persons per km2). However, though thoroughly modern, Ap Lei
Chau still retains part of its traditional lure through the charms of the busy harbour full of fishing vessels and sampans and the
nearby temples and old shipyards.
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Ap Lei Chau
Viewed from Ap Lei Chau Bridge
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Sham Wan Towers
Ap Lei Chau's newest buildings
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Ap Lei Chau
viewed from Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road
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Old launch waiting for attention
at one of Ap Lei Chau's shipyards
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Old dinghies in the typhoon shelter
off eastern side of Ap Lei Chau
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Traditional fishing boats in the harbour
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Ap Lei Chau Estate
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Washing
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Small shipyards below
Ap Lei Chau Estate
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Typical Hong Kong Café
Ap Lei Chau Estate
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Fruit Stall
Ap Lei Chau Estate
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Poultry Stall
Ap Lei Chau Estate
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Stall selling preserved seafood
Ap Lei Chau Estate
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Yue On Court
Semi-public Housing Estate
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Pizza Hut Vespas
Ap Lei Chau Estate
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Boats in the typhhon shelter
off eastern side of Ap Lei Chau
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Sampan Ferry
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Boats come is all sizes and colours
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Waterborne trucking
Ap Lei Chau
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Waterborne truck and trucker
Ap Lei Chau
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Sampans
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Hansen’s Events is happy to arrange guided tours of Ap Lei Chau island, neighbouring Aberdeen and other south Hong Kong
destinations that include an exploration of the Aberdeen harbour in one of the traditional sampans.
Contact us to arrange your day out
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Hansen's Photo Gallery
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by Hansen's Events
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