Geography
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 to Tung 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 called Chek Lap Kok close to the north of Lantau.
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