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Po Toi (commonly Chinese: 蒲台島, originally Chinese: 蒲苔島) is the main island of the Po Toi Islands and the southernmost[1] island of Hong Kong, with an area of 3.69 km2.[2] It is said that the island used to produce dried seaweeds (苔), which were shaped like the cattail hassock (蒲團) used by the monks for sitting; therefore the island was originally called 蒲苔島, the present common name being a corruption. Another explanation states that Po Toi looks like a floating platform (浮台) when viewed from a distance on sea. 蒲 is another character meaning "to float" in the local dialect, thus giving the island its name. Po Toi is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[3] The island historically had a maximum of about 1,000 fishermen and farmers, whose economic activity consisted mainly of fishing, farming and seaweed harvesting.[4] The population lived mainly in two villages, Chang Shek Pai (長石排) and Shan Liu (山寮). The population decreased sharply over the past decades, wi

Po Toi - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 22°10′8.8″N 114°15′48.2″E / 22.169111°N 114.263389°E / 22.169111; 114.263389 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Island in Hong Kong Not to be confused with Po Toi O , a village in Sai Kung. "},"area_km2":{"wt":"3.69"},"length_km":{"wt":"<!-- or |length_m= -->"},"width_km":{"wt":"<!-- or |width_m= -->"},"coastline_km":{"wt":"<!-- or |coastline_m= -->"},"elevation_m":{"wt":""},"highest_mount":{"wt":""},"country":{"wt":"{{HKG}}"},"country_admin_divisions_title":{"wt":"[[Districts of Hong Kong|District]]"},"country_admin_divisions":{"wt":"[[Islan

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