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briefly occupied the fort during WWII. Measuring 70m by 80m and enclosed by granite-
block walls, it retains six of its muzzle-loading cannons pointing out to sea.
which is a much smaller fort built in 1817. All that remains is an L-shaped wall facing the
sea, with a gun emplacement in the corner. The ruins were only discovered in 1980, having
been hidden for about a century by scrub.
Facing Tung Chung Bay to the southwest in the village of Sha Tsui Tau is double-roofed
temple contains a bell dating from 1765 and inscribed by the Qing-dynasty emperor Qian
Long.
BEACH, GOLF
DISCOVERY BAY
With a fine stretch of sandy beach ringed by luxurious condominiums, 'DB' is a dormitory
suburb on Lantau's northeastern coast for professionals who commute to Central. There is
no pressing need to visit except to ogle at residents in their converted golf carts, which cost
HK$200,000 a pop, or perhaps to eat dinner and watch the nightly Disneyland fireworks,
visible across the water.
There is a handful of decent restaurants in
Discovery Bay Plaza
(), just up from the ferry
pier and the central plaza. The 27-hole
Discovery Bay Golf Club
is perched in the hills to
the southwest.
Buses make the run to and from Tung Chung and the airport at Chek Lap Kok via the
Discovery Bay Tunnel and the North Lantau Hwy. A trail leading from the golf course will
take you down to Silvermine Bay and the rest of Lantau in a couple of hours.
