Lantau Island
Lantau Island has the following subdistrict(s) : Discovery Bay
Lantau Island, Hong Kong’s largest at ~148 km², lies southwest. Settled in Neolithic times, Bao’an County in Tang; airport built in 1990s. Tung Chung Line and Ngong Ping 360 cable car connect; Tsing Ma Bridge links airport. Highlights include Tian Tan Buddha, Disneyland, and Tai O stilt-house fishing village. Over 100,000 residents; Yat Tung Estate is largest. Towns like Tung Chung new town and Mui Wo fishing village cluster. Lantau fuses nature and entertainment—a paradise for outlying island tourism.
Chek Lap Kok where the Hong Kong international airport lies is on the north western part of Lantu Island.