Tung Chung Road

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Tung Chung Road (東涌道) is a two disjoint section road and also the only road connecting the north and south coast of Lantau Island. The first section is a short road linking a former pier and Wong Nai Uk in Tung Chung. The second is a long and hilly section connecting Tung Chung in the island north to Cheung Sha in the island south. Two section was originally connected until the completion of replacement road Chung Yan Road in Tung Chung New Town.

The short section is featured with historical Tung Chung Battery, a military coastal defense in Ming dynasty. It runs along the a river Ma Wan Chung and ends in Chung Yan Road.

The long section is a long, steep, narrow and winding road. Due to its physical constrain, it is restricted for authorised vehicles only and speed limit is set to 30 km/h. It is too dangerous for double-decker bus to run on and only "single-deckers" are used in the bus services. When two vehicles meet head on, one must find a bay and stop to let another to get pass. The section starts near Ma Wan New Village. It joins Chung Yan Road near a river and goes upwards in the valley between Sunset Peak and Lantau Peak. Its climax is at a pass in Pak Kung Au (also known as Tung Chung Au) and it runs steep downhill. Its end joins South Lantau Road in Cheung Sha.

Since the road is so narrow, vehicles must have permits to use it. Permits are issued to people who have business in South Lantau or reside in South Lantau.

The nature of Tung Chung Road preserved the rural landscape in the southern Lantau. There are bus routes from Tung Chung to various destintions like Cheung Sha, Mui Wo, Shek Pik and Tai O in the island south. The road is a stage split of Lantau Trail on the south slope of the island.