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Tung Chung Fort

Song dynasty coastal fort, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

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Tung Chung Fort is a fort located near Tung Chung, on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. Close to Tung Chung Road, the fort is surrounded by the villages of Sheung Ling Pei (上嶺皮) and Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮). It has a companion Tung Chung Battery on the coast.

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Japanese occupation

World War II

Fort construction

1174–1189

Rebuilt and garrisoned

1832 (alternative source: 1817)

Lease of New Territories to Britain

1898

Declared a monument

1979

Refurbishment

1988

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FortressesDefensive Walls
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China

Coordinates

22.28° N, 113.94° E