- Urmston Road
Urmston Road (Chinese: 龍鼓水道, literally 'Dragon Drum Channel', also named as 暗士頓水道) is a broad body of water between
Lantau Island andTuen Mun inHong Kong . It forms an inshore passage between the northwest end ofVictoria Harbour and the mouth of the Pearl River. At its eastern end it connects to the Western Working Anchorage through theMa Wan Channel and the narrowerKap Shui Mun channel to the west ofMa Wan .Urmston Road contains a number of small islands and rocks, which confine the main shipping fairway to a relatively narrow course along the north side. It is occasionally used as an alternative route for the ferry service between Hong Kong and
Macau in times of heavy weather from the south. There are several piers, shipping terminals and anchorages around Urmston Road, including the Tuen Mun River Trade Terminal.First Ferry operates a passenger ferry service across Urmston Road from Tuen Mun toTung Chung .The most significant recent development in the area was the building in the 1990s of the new
Hong Kong International Airport , almost entirely on reclaimed land around a rocky islet calledChek Lap Kok close to the north of Lantau.ee also
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List of channels in Hong Kong
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