Place of 
Study
Area of Residence
Hong Kong
Island
Kowloon
New
towns
Other areas
in the New
Territories
Marine
Total
Number
% of
total
persons
Number
% of
total
persons
Number
% of
total
persons
Number
% of
total
persons
Number
% of
total
persons
Number
% of
total
persons
Hong Kong 
Island
224 017
16.5
15 465
1.1
14 801
1.1
3 378
0.2
173
0.0
257 834
19.0
Kowloon
11 539
0.8
341 310
25.1
88 936
6.5
8 709
0.6
25
0.0
450 519
33.1
New towns
4 065
0.3
18 374
1.4
556 536
40.9
30 299
2.2
126
0.0
609 400
44.8
Other areas 
in the New 
Territories
1 368
0.1
2 170
0.2
14 697
1.1
24 246
1.8
256
0.0
42 737
3.1
Total
240 989
17.7
377 319
27.7
674 970
49.6
66 632
4.9
580
0.0
1 360 490
100.0

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Concepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population Census Concepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population Census