Lei Chau literally means
Duck Tongue Island.
原本稱為石排灣，昔日是一個轉口港。1841年有一批英軍在此登陸，因而亦有「香港的
起源」之意。對出的島，嶼狀似鴨舌，粵語
叫做「鴨脷」。因以為名。
As people thought the shape of this island looked like a duck tongue, Ap Lei Chau literally means Duck Tongue Island.
| Author / Creator | 江啟明 |
| Format | 1 drawing : pencil ; 36 x 45 cm. |
| Year | 1986 |
| HKBU Library collection | Landscape sketches by Kong Kai Ming |
| Work type | Pencil Sketch |
| District | Hong Kong Island |
| Keyword(s) | Aberdeen (Hong Kong) Ap Lei Chau (Hong Kong) Hong Kong |
| Permalink | https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/kc33 |
| Library record | View the record in HKBU library catalogue |
| Wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106734670 |
| Copyright status | Copyrighted CC BY-NC 4.0 |
Cite this image as: 江啟明, "香港仔及鴨脷洲", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 29/04/2025, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/kc33.
