Tung Chung

Tung Chung
東涌
Panoramic view of Tung Chung
Panoramic view of Tung Chung
Tung Chung is located in Hong Kong
Tung Chung
Tung Chung
Location in Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°17′13″N 113°56′37″E / 22.28694°N 113.94361°E / 22.28694; 113.94361
CountryHong Kong
Elevation
2,021 m (6,631 ft)
Population
 • Total116,022

83.2% Chinese

6.7% South Asian

3.8% Filipino
Tung Chung
Traditional Chinese東涌
Simplified Chinese东涌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōngchōng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDūngchūng
JyutpingDung1cung1
IPA[tʊ́ŋ tsʰʊ́ŋ]
View of Tung Chung from hiking trail, beside North Lantau Highway

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.

  1. ^ "NAPCO". Archived from the original on 5 April 2005.