Islands

From island, chosen because the district is located in an archipelago on the coast.

Islands

1. A district of Hong Kong.
   • 1989, “Land, Public Works and Utilities”, in Hong Kong 1989: A Review of 1988‎^[1], Hong Kong: Government Information Services, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 201:

     Islands District
     In recent years, the outlying islands have taken on an increasingly important role in catering for the recreational needs of the people of Hong Kong. As part of the Islands District development programme, projects continued throughout the year in both planning and construction to upgrade the living environment and to improve general facilities for the increasing number of visitors to the islands.

   • 2019 November 25, Kris Cheng, “Hong Kong District Council election: Democrats take control of 17 out of 18 councils in landslide victory”, in Hong Kong Free Press‎^[2], archived from the original on 31 July 2020:

     The democrats now have majority control in almost all areas except the Islands District Council, where they won seven seats, and the pro-Beijing camp obtained 11 seats. Eight of the seats in the Islands District belong to ex-officio members, which were not included in Sunday’s election.

   • 2021 February 3, Lam Ka-sing, “Hong Kong’s outlying islands see popularity surge as homebuyers swap convenience of city life for peace and quiet amid shift to remote working”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 February 2021, Business‎^[4]:

     The Islands district saw a 28.5 per cent leap in transactions in the secondary housing market last year to 1,699, according to Midland Realty. That was the fourth largest increase among the 18 districts, up from 10th in 2019.

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Islands

1. genitive singular of Island

Islands

1. inessive singular of Island

Islands

1. genitive of Island

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