Tung Chung

Tung Chung 東涌
New town
Panoramic view of Tung Chung
Tung Chung Location in Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°17′13″N 113°56′37″E / 22.28694°N 113.94361°E / 22.28694; 113.94361
Country	Hong Kong
Elevation	2,021 m (6,631 ft)
Population
• Total	116,022 83.2% Chinese 6.7% South Asian 3.8% Filipino

Tung Chung, meaning "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 Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of Lantau Island. The area was once an important defence stronghold against pirates and foreign military during the Ming and the Qing dynasties.

Developed as part of the Airport Core Programme,^[1] the North Lantau New Town is the first new town on an outlying island of Hong Kong, with the first phases built on reclaimed land to the north, east and northeast of the original Tung Chung Town. Administratively, Tung Chung is part of Islands District.