Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Start your exploration at the Outlying Islands Ferry Piers in front of the IFC, and catch one
of the cheap and reasonably comfortable ferries used by the islanders. For ferry information,
for more information,
click here
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The giant Tian Tan Buddha
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Lantau
Ferries depart from Central Pier 6 at least every hour from 6.10am until late at night to
Mui
Wo (Silvermine Bay)
, where you can catch buses to all parts of the island.
Most of Lantau is still remarkably tranquil despite additions such as Hong Kong Interna-
tional Airport, which opened in 1996 at Chek Lap Kok on the northwest coast. At the same
time, a huge new town was built nearby at Tung Chung, and the Tsing Ma road-rail bridge
connected Lantau to the New Territories. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort has also brought
millions more visitors. Yet much of it remains rural, with more than half of it protected
