Meaning of Lantau | Babel Free

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Synonym of Lantau Island.

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“In the later Ching period there were at least three military installations on Lantau 一 at Tung Chung, Tai O and Fan Lau, another on Cheung Chau, and a considerable number of troops in the Kowloon Walled City.”

“Only a couple of square km in size, Cheung Chau — ‘long island’ in Cantonese — is 10 km west of Hong Kong, off the south-east tip of Lantau. Archaeological digs have shown that Cheung Chau, like Lamma and Lantau, was inhabited in prehistoric times.”

“Cheung Sha is a popular beach on Lantau, only a short taxi or bus ride from the Silvermine Bay ferry pier.”

“The Ngong Ping Sewage Treatment Works (NPSTW) on Lantau is the first tertiary sewage treatment and reclaimed water facility built in Hong Kong. It has been in operation since March 2006, producing reclaimed water for flushing the nearby public toilets, controlled irrigation and rearing ornamental fish.”

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