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Pak Kung Au (Islands)


Pak Kung Au (伯公坳), also known as Tung Chung Gap, Tung Chung Au (東涌坳), is a mountain pass along Tung Chung Road on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

It is located at the end of Stage 2 and the start of Stage 3 of the Lantau Trail, between Sunset Peak and Lantau Peak.

On August 26, 2003, the B-HRX, an EC 155 B1 helicopter from the Government Flying Service crashed at Pak Kung Au. The pilot and the aircrewman were fatally injured. They are buried in Gallant Garden, a cemetery for civil servants who die on duty.

Coordinates: 22°14′54″N 113°56′34″E / 22.24833°N 113.94278°E / 22.24833; 113.94278


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