Tai O Road ( zh, t=大澳道, p=Dà'ào Dào, cy=daai6 ou3 dou6) is a main road in

Islands District The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 185,282 in 2021. Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 263 islands. The Islands District consists of some twenty large and ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. It is the west-most part of the main roads in south

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 ...

. It starts halfway down the side of Keung Shan, near Kwun Yam Monastery and Hang Pui, and runs downhill to the fishing town of

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. The village name means ''large inlet'', referring to wiktionary:outlet, outlet for the waterways (Tai O Creek and Tai ...

, the only road access for the town. The road connects to Keung Shan Road and then

South Lantau Road South Lantau Road ( zh, t=嶼南道) is a road in Islands District, Hong Kong, running between Shek Pik and Mui Wo. It begins at the southern side of Shek Pik Reservoir in Shek Pik in the west, and passes near Shui Hau, Tong Fuk, Cheung Sh ...

towards the rest of

Lantau 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 ...

. It is around 2.7 kilometers long.

History

Tai O Road was completed 29 March 1971, providing direct access by road from

Mui Wo Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The 2011 Census recorded 5,485 people living in Mui Wo and its environs. Mui Wo (English: Mui Wo), formerly known as Mei Wo or Mei Wei (Cantonese: ...

. It continues from Keung Shan Road in the east, which was completed in 1966. This replaced the ferries operated from Yaumatei Ferry Pier, which only had three services each day.

Access

The entirety of Tai O Road is within the Lantau Closed Area, requiring a permit to access by vehicle. Access by road is through

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 ...

and then Keung Shan Road.

Facilities

Facilities along the road include Tai O Fire Station (No.120),

Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College is a co-educational secondary school in Hong Kong. The school opened in 1977 and as of 2016 had approximately 350 students. It is run by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association and sponsored by Po Lin Monastery. It ...

(No.99)

Services

New Lantao Bus The New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, commonly known as New Lantao Bus or NLB, is a franchised bus company operating in Hong Kong. It mainly operates bus routes on Lantau Island. History On 22 April 1960, Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) started o ...

Routes 1, 11, 21, N1 serve

via

Tai O Road Tai O Road ( zh, t=大澳道, p=Dà'ào Dào, cy=daai6 ou3 dou6) is a main road in Islands District, 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 Monas ...

towards

Tung Chung Tung Chung ( " eastern stream") is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung C ...

Ngong Ping Ngong Ping () is a highland in the western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It hosts Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha amidst the hills which is about 34 m tall. There are several hills nearby which are also an attraction to tourists. It is ...

, and Mui Wo (night service) respectively.

Communities

Communities are listed from east to west. * Keung Shan * Hang Pui * Cheung Ting * Ngau Kwo Tin * Hang Mei * Chung Uk * Yim Tin *

References

External links

{{Lantautaxi Roads in the New Territories Tai O