Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong. Located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, it is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the
Overall view of Lantau Island, seen from the southeast
Tung Chung New Town and Tung Chung Bay seen from the Ngong Ping 360 cableway
Miscanthus in Sunset Peak attract many people from November to January.
Drying fishes spread out on tables on the Lantau Island, Photographic slide by Joy Larkcom 1985
The New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory at an area of 952 square kilometres, and contains
Lantau Island
…Lantao Island, Lan Tao or Lan Tau) is the largest island in Hong Kong. Located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, it is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong. A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the…
Butterfly Bay in New Territories
The British ceremony in Tai Po, 1899, assuming control of the New Territories