Pak Kung Au (Islands)

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Tung Chung Road near Pak Kung Au in 2007. Tung Chung Road 1.jpg
Tung Chung Road near Pak Kung Au in 2007.
Plaque in memory of the B-HRX crash. B-HRX accident monument.JPG
Plaque in memory of the B-HRX crash.

Pak Kung Au (Chinese :伯公坳), also known as Tung Chung Gap, Tung Chung Au (東涌坳), is a mountain pass along Tung Chung Road on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

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Mountain pass Route through a mountain range or over a ridge

A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout Earth's history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. The highest vehicle-accessible pass in the world appears to be Mana Pass, located in the Himalayas on the border between India and Tibet, China.

Tung Chung Road

Tung Chung Road is a two disjointed-section road connecting the north and south coast of Lantau Island.

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It is located at the end of Stage 2 and the start of Stage 3 of the Lantau Trail, between Sunset Peak and Lantau Peak.

Lantau Trail trail

The Lantau Trail, opened on 4 December 1984, is a long-distance footpath on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The 70 kilometres (43 mi) trail is a loop starting and finishing in Mui Wo. The Lantau Trail has good visitor facilities along the way, and the route is well marked. There are information boards and maps at junctions between each stage. Distance Posts 500 metres apart help hikers know exactly where they are. At each turning, route signs give clear instructions about directions, place names, and the distances and times for hiking between various places.

Lantau Peak mountain in Peoples Republic of China

Lantau Peak or Fung Wong Shan is the second highest peak in Hong Kong and the highest point on Lantau Island, with a height of 934 metres (3,064 ft) above sea level. It is most famous for the sunrise scenery viewed from the summit.

B-HRX crash

On August 26, 2003, the B-HRX, an EC 155 B1 helicopter from the Government Flying Service crashed at Pak Kung Au. [1] [2] The pilot and the aircrewman were fatally injured. [3] They are buried in Gallant Garden, a cemetery for civil servants who die on duty.

Government Flying Service department of the Hong Kong Government

The Government Flying Service (GFS) is a disciplined unit of the Government of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 April 1993, when Hong Kong was under British rule. It then took over all the non-military operations of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force (RHKAAF), which was an auxiliary unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force. After Hong Kong was handed over to the People's Republic of China in 1997, the GFS remains as a government unit of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and is responsible for search and rescue (SAR), air ambulance, firefighting, and police operations.

Gallant Garden cemetery in Peoples Republic of China

Gallant Garden, in Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery at Wo Hop Shek, Hong Kong, was established in November 1996 for civil servants who lost their lives on duty. In 2000, permanent earth burial was extended to both civil servants and non-civil servants who died with exceptional bravery while on duty. It has an area of 1,600 m² and is currently maintained by Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. It has 110 land burial spaces, 165 urn spaces, and a columbarium of 120 niches. There is also a large Buddhist-Taoist monastery built near the cemetery.

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Ngong Ping 360

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MacLehose Trail hiking trial that crosses the New Territories, Hong Kong

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Sunset Peak, Hong Kong mountain in Peoples Republic of China

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References

  1. ↑ "Press release - "CAD will conduct an investigation into a GFS helicopter accident to determine the casual factors", August 27, 2003". Info.gov.hk. 2003-08-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  2. ↑ Press release - "Helicopter crash investigators arrive", August 29, 2003 Archived October 27, 2005, at the Wayback Machine .
  3. ↑ "Press release - "Government publishes B-HRX aircraft accident report", May 4, 2006". Cad.gov.hk. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

Coordinates: 22°14′54″N113°56′34″E / 22.24833°N 113.94278°E / 22.24833; 113.94278

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