Hong Kong's islands offer a contrast to urban life. Searching for shellfish on Pui O beach on Lantau Island.

Sok Kwu Wan on Lamma Island is home to many popular seafood restaurants.

Hiking on Tung Lung Chau.

A stone tablet marks the site of what was once a Qing-era customs post on Ma Wan.

Drying fish in Tai O, Lantau.

St Joseph’s Chapel, built in 1890 and last renovated in 2004, on Yim Tin Tsai.

Hong Kong Island and Kowloon recede from view from a ferry heading to Cheung Chau Island.