Tung Chung Battery

Tung Chung Battery is a former artillery battery located on in . Named after it is situated in, it was built in 1817, twenty-four years before the British took possession of Hong Kong.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: former military fort in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “東涌小炮台 Tung Chung Battery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tung Chung Swimming Pool and Tat Tung Road Garden.

Sports venue
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is a sports venue, which is situated 350 metres northeast of Tung Chung Battery.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 490 metres northeast of Tung Chung Battery.

Hospital
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is a rural general hospital in central , on , . It was completed in late 2012 and began services on 24 September 2013. is situated 700 metres southeast of Tung Chung Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ma Wan Chung and Tung Chung.

Hamlet
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is a village in on , . It is located on the southeastern coast of .

Town
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is an area on the northwestern coast of , . One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside , and along the delta and lower courses of River and in the north-western coast of Lantau Island.

Hamlet
, also transliterated as Wong Nei Uk is a village in on , .

Tung Chung Battery

Latitude
22.28732° or 22° 17′ 14″ north
Longitude
113.93559° or 113° 56′ 8″ east
Open location code
7PJM7WPP+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1167836696
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q7852976
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Tung Chung Battery” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tung Chung Battery Park and Ma Wan Au.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Ma Wan Chung Public Toilet and 新華都海鮮酒家.

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