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South Lantau Road is a road on the southern side of Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. Being the major road on the island, the road connects Mui Wo
Mui Wo

Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The main beach in Mui Wo is known as Silver Mine Bay ....
 in the east to Shek Pik
Shek Pik

Shek Pik village, once located on the south coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong was relocated to its current location when the Shek Pik Reservoir was built....
 in the west. Majority portion of the road is along the southern shore of the island. It is passing through Nam Shan, Pui O
Pui O

Pui O , formerly Lo Pui O , is an area on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is a popular destination for holiday camping in Hong Kong. Visitors may also rent village houses for leisure....
, San Shek Wan, Cheung Sha, Tong Fuk
Tong Fuk

Tong Fuk is a village and an area on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is a popular place for holiday recreation. Tong Fuk Beach in a bay south is a local attraction and visitors rent village houses for leisure....
 and Shui Hau.

Before the completion of Lantau Link
Lantau Link

The Lantau Link , formerly known as the Lantau Fixed Crossing, is a series of infrastructures linking Hong Kong International Airport to the urban areas in Hong Kong....
 and Tung Chung Line of MTR
MTR

MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English....
 on the north shore of the island, the road kept busy carrying urban dwellers from Mui Wo to other leisure destinations during holidays.






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South Lantau Road is a road on the southern side of Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. Being the major road on the island, the road connects Mui Wo
Mui Wo

Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The main beach in Mui Wo is known as Silver Mine Bay ....
 in the east to Shek Pik
Shek Pik

Shek Pik village, once located on the south coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong was relocated to its current location when the Shek Pik Reservoir was built....
 in the west. Majority portion of the road is along the southern shore of the island. It is passing through Nam Shan, Pui O
Pui O

Pui O , formerly Lo Pui O , is an area on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is a popular destination for holiday camping in Hong Kong. Visitors may also rent village houses for leisure....
, San Shek Wan, Cheung Sha, Tong Fuk
Tong Fuk

Tong Fuk is a village and an area on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is a popular place for holiday recreation. Tong Fuk Beach in a bay south is a local attraction and visitors rent village houses for leisure....
 and Shui Hau.

Before the completion of Lantau Link
Lantau Link

The Lantau Link , formerly known as the Lantau Fixed Crossing, is a series of infrastructures linking Hong Kong International Airport to the urban areas in Hong Kong....
 and Tung Chung Line of MTR
MTR

MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English....
 on the north shore of the island, the road kept busy carrying urban dwellers from Mui Wo to other leisure destinations during holidays. Beaches and holiday camps and houses spread along the road, especially in Cheung Sha, Pui O and Tong Fuk.

While serving island south, it meets Tung Chung Road
Tung Chung Road

Tung Chung Road is a two disjointed-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 only access from island north, at Cheung Sha. It is extended west to fishing harbour and village town of Tai O
Tai O

Tai O is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong....
 by Keung Shan Road and Tai O Road
Tai O Road

Tai O Road is a main road in southwest Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is the west-most part of the main roads in south Lantau Island. It starts halfway down the side of Keung Shan, near Kwun Yam Monastery, and runs downhill to the fishing town of Tai O....
 at Shek Pik Reservoir
Shek Pik Reservoir

Shek Pik Reservoir is a reservoir in Shek Pik on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The reservoir is the third largest in Hong Kong after High Island Reservoir and Plover Cove Reservoir....
.

The road meets the longest hiking trail Lantau Trail
Lantau Trail

The Lantau Trail , opened on 4 December, 1984, is a List of long-distance footpaths on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The 70-km trail is circular, starting and finishing in Mui Wo....
 on the island at Mui Wo, Nam Shan, Pui O, Shui Hau and Shek Pik.

See also

  • List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
    List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

    Here is a partial list of expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, Town squares and bazaars in Hong Kong....


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