Tung Chung Road

Tung Chung Road
Tung Chung Road near Pak Kung Au
Route information
Length:	8.0 km (5.0 mi)
Restrictions:	Access south of Shek Mun Kap require permit
Southern segment
Length:	7.3 km (4.5 mi)
South end:	South Lantau Road near Cheung Sha
Major junctions:	Shek Mun Kap Road near Fong Yuen
North end:	Cul-de-sac in Tung Chung
Northern segment
Length:	0.7 km (0.4 mi)
South end:	Cul-de-sac in Tung Chung
North end:	Tung Chung Bay

Tung Chung Road (traditional Chinese: 東涌道; simplified Chinese: 东涌道; pinyin: Dōngchōng Dào; Cantonese Yale: dung1 chung1 dou6) is a two disjointed-section 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. The two section were previously 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 defence 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 physical constraints, it is open only to buses, taxis and permit-bearing 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. It starts near Ma Wan New Village and joins Chung Yan Road near a river before proceeding upwards to the valley between Sunset Peak and Lantau Peak. It reaches its highest point at a pass in Pak Kung Au (also known as Tung Chung Au) then follows a steep downhill path. The southern end joins South Lantau Road in Cheung Sha.