Tung Chung
東涌 | |
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 Panoramic view of Tung Chung | |
  Tung Chung Location in Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22°17′13″N 113°56′37″E / 22.28694°N 113.94361°E | |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Elevation | 2,021 m (6,631 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 116,022
83.2% Chinese 6.7% South Asian 3.8% Filipino |
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| Traditional Chinese | 東涌 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东涌 | ||||||||||||||
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Tung Chung, meaning "eastern stream", is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of Lantau Island. The area was once an important defence stronghold against pirates and foreign military during the Ming and the Qing dynasties.
Developed as part of the Airport Core Programme,[1] the North Lantau New Town is the first new town on an outlying island of Hong Kong, with the first phases built on reclaimed land to the north, east and northeast of the original Tung Chung Town. Administratively, Tung Chung is part of Islands District.
- ^ "NAPCO". Archived from the original on 5 April 2005.