Tung Chung

Not to be confused with Dongchong, Guangzhou.

Tung Chung 東涌
New town
Panoramic view of Tung Chung
Tung Chung Location within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°17′13″N 113°56′37″E
Country	Hong Kong
Established	2015 (Phase 1)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population
• Total	116,022 83.2% Chinese 6.7% South Asian 3.8% Filipino

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Tung Chung
Traditional Chinese	東涌
Simplified Chinese	东涌
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngchōng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Dūngchūng Jyutping Dung1cung1 IPA [tʊ́ŋ tsʰʊ́ŋ]

View of Tung Chung from hiking trail, beside North Lantau Highway

Tung Chung (Chinese: 東涌; pinyin: Dōngchōng; lit. '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, 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.