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Inconvenient transport meant that development came relatively late compared to other parts of Hong Kong, and many islands are still undeveloped. Many of the outlying islands are sparsely populated and remain largely rural, although there are significant traditional villages and towns on the islands
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16:Overview of the Outlying Islands of Hong Kong
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337:Sha Tau Kok
310:Ma Liu Shui
275:(Tsing Yi).
273:Park Island
257:Cheung Chau
193:Cheung Chau
766:Chi Ma Wan
721:peninsulas
560:Siu A Chau
555:Tai A Chau
379:References
323:Tung Chung
220:Tung Chung
761:D'Aguilar
725:Hong Kong
653:Chau Tsai
648:Mong Chau
572:Peng Chau
567:Ping Chau
454:Hong Kong
328:Wong Shek
253:Peng Chau
185:Peng Chau
145:Hong Kong
119:Lei4 dou2
790:Category
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663:Lam Chau
488:Tsing Yi
347:See also
339:pier to
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319:Tuen Mun
297:Aberdeen
288:Aberdeen
200:Tsing Yi
113:Jyutping
105:Lèih dóu
751:Stanley
736:Kowloon
587:Tap Mun
461:By area
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301:Stanley
249:Central
141:islands
756:Shek O
719:Major
577:Ma Wan
513:Waglan
508:Po Toi
448:Major
407:31 May
353:Kai-to
265:Mui Wo
242:Kai-to
191:, and
181:Lantau
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341:Kat O
238:Ferry
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