Tai O Road
.jpg?lang=en) Looking westward on Tai O Road near Tai O town, dated 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 大澳道 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Namesake | Tai O | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Islands District, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°14′49″N 113°52′22″E / 22.24704°N 113.87280°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| West end | Tai O Bus Terminus, Tai O | ||||||||||||||||||
| East end | Keung Shan Road near Kwun Yam Temple, Hang Pui | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Completion | March 29, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tai O Road (Chinese: 大澳道; pinyin: Dà'ào Dào; Cantonese Yale: 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 Monastery and Hang Pui, and runs downhill to the fishing town of Tai O, the only road access for the town. The road connects to Keung Shan Road and then South Lantau Road towards the rest of Lantau. It is around 2.7 kilometers long. [1]
History
[edit]Tai O Road was completed in March 29, 1971,[2] providing direct access by road from Mui Wo to Tai O. [3] It continues from Keung Shan Road in the east, which was completed in 1966. [4] This replaced the ferries operated from Yaumatei Ferry Pier, which only had three services each day. [5]
Access
[edit]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, South Lantau Road and then Keung Shan Road. [6] [7]
Facilities
[edit]Facilities along the road include Tai O Fire Station (No.120), Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College (No.99) [8]
Services
[edit]New Lantao Bus Routes 1, 11, 21, N1 serve Tai O via Tai O Road towards Mui Wo, Tung Chung, Ngong Ping, and Mui Wo (night service) respectively. [9]
Communities
[edit]Communities are listed from east to west.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pay attention to the following traffic signs and road markings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Sedan Chairs at Tai O, Lantau Island – the Industrial History of Hong Kong Group".
- ^ "Sedan Chairs at Tai O, Lantau Island – the Industrial History of Hong Kong Group".
- ^ "HK Maps".
- ^ "生於大澳 長於大澳 | 在上世紀1971年「大澳道」建成通車之前，大嶼南的公共巴士服務只能由梅窩開到此地，此地乃是觀音廟對落水塘..." www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "Transport Department - Driving on Lantau Island Scheme".
- ^ "Pay attention to the following traffic signs and road markings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
- ^ "大澳碑銘彙編" [A Collection of Tai O Inscriptions] (PDF). schina.hkust.edu.hk (in Chinese).
- ^ "Hong Kong e-Legislation".
External links
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Media related to Tai O Road at Wikimedia Commons