Pak Kung Au (), also known as Tung Chung Gap, Tung Chung Au (), is a

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human and animal migration t ...

along

Tung Chung Road Tung Chung Road () is a two disjointed-section road connecting the north and south coast of Lantau Island. Description 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 secti ...

Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao or Lan Tau) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the ...

, Hong Kong. It is located at the end of Stage 2 and the start of Stage 3 of the

Lantau Trail The Lantau Trail (), opened on 4 December 1984, is a long-distance footpath on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The trail is a loop starting and finishing in the rural town of Mui Wo. It is the third longest trail in Hong Kong ...

, between Sunset Peak and

Lantau Peak Lantau Peak, or Fung Wong Shan (literally " Phoenix Mountain"), is a mountain in Lantau South Country Park, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is the second-highest peak in Hong Kong and the highest point on the island, with a height of above the ...

B-HRX crash

On 26 August 2003, the B-HRX, an EC 155 B1 helicopter from the

Government Flying Service The Hong Kong Government Flying Service (HKGFS) is a disciplined unit and paramilitary flying organisation of the Government of Hong Kong. The service has its head office in, and operates from, the southwestern end of Hong Kong International ...

crashed at Pak Kung Au. The pilot and the aircrewman were fatally injured. They are buried in

Gallant Garden Gallant Garden (), in Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery at Wo Hop Shek, Hong Kong, was established in November 1996 for civil servants who lost their lives on duty. In 2000, permanent earth burial was extended to both civil servants and non-civil serva ...

, a cemetery for civil servants who die on duty.

References

External links

Report on the accident to Eurocopter EC155B1 helicopter
Lantau Island Gaps of Hong Kong {{IslandsDistrict-geo-stub