Meaning of Green Island | Babel Free

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1. A small volcanic island of the Republic of China (Taiwan), located southeast of the main island, primarily noted for its prison colonies.
2. An outer suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, indirectly named after Green Island (Okaihe) off the nearby coast.
3. An island of Antigua and Barbuda.
4. An islet off the coast of Kennedy Town, Central and Western district, Hong Kong, situated to the north of Sulphur Channel off Hong Kong Island.

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“Green Island, a small islet of 1,000 people off Taitung on the southeastern coast, is popularly regarded as a major center for political punishment and "thought reform."[...]According to one of the students, "Gangsters are imprisoned on another island south of Green Island because Chiang is afraid they are a source of support for anti-KMT politicians, as he himself had relied on Shanghai gangs in his youth.[...]Once I was guided to a "political reform" camp near Taitung, but not allowed to speak to any prisoners. "It would be useless for you to take the rough trip over to Green Island," said the guide, "because they're even stricter with foreign visitors there than on Formosa. Moreover, important political offenders are kept in Taipei."”

“Many deer farms also are located on Green Island in the Pacific, off Taiwan's east coast.”

“The prison is now the Green Island Human Rights Memorial Park.”

“Q. Your novel is named after Green Island, where the Kuomintang held political prisoners including native Taiwanese, similar to South Africa’s Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held. Why that title?”

“He lends his works to exhibitions but does not sell them -- currently some are on display in a former dissidents' prison on remote outlying Green Island, which has been converted to a human rights centre.”

“SEC. 7075. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to create, procure, or display any map that depicts Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, Wuciou, Green Island, or Orchid Island as part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China.”

“Hongkong road is generally approached by sailing vessels from the westward, on which side it is protected by Green Island and Kellett bank, which extends nearly 1 miles northward from the latter island[…]”

“Soon you will steam through a narrow channel separating Hong Kong Island from the appropriately named Green Island and Little Green Island.”

“A ferry collided with a boat around 9:15am Thursday in the channel between Sai Wan and Green Island, injuring five people.”

“Most of the big passenger ships to and from the South sail via this deep and narrow passage which separates Green Island from Hongkong, while vessels to and from the North use the more magnificent eastern channel, Lyeemun Pass.”

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