Shanghai Disney theme park project approved Nov 4, 2009
Disney owns and operates five parks around the world, including Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California; Walt Disney World Resortin Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Tokyo Disney Resort, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan; Disneyland Paris, Marne-la-Valle, France; and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, located on Lantau Island. Editor: Deng Shasha. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hong Kong and Beijing,starting at$1,549 Aug 21, 2009
Optional activities include a full-day Lantau Island tour with lunch ($85 per person) and an acrobatic show in Beijing ($65 per person). Additional nights start at $158 per room at the Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay in Hong Kong and $77 per room at the Capital Hotel in Beijing. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Teen ketamine addiction in Hong Kong Aug 6, 2009
Many young drug abusers end up in Alman Chan's drug rehab school for youth, which is located in a remote part of Lantau Island west of Hong Kong. CNN visited the campus, which is home to 99 boys and 24 girls. (CNN -- International)
Hong Kong youth caught in wave of... Aug 2, 2009
For the worst young offenders in Hong Kong, the court ships them off to Chan's school in a remote part of Lantau Island. The closest road is a three-hour hike through the woods. (CNN -- Law)
North Korean ship poses challenge for US allies along its route Jun 24, 2009
The Kang Nam I, a North Korean cargo ship, is pictured near Lantau Island in Hong Kong in this October 24, 2006 file photo. The U.S. Navy is monitoring a vessel called Kang Nam -- not confirmed to be the same ship that was detained in Hong Kong in 2006 for suspected safety violations -- under new UN sanctions that bar North Korea from exporting weapons, including missile parts and nuclear materials. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
National Harbor Sells Land to Disney May 19, 2009
Tokyo Disney Resort, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan; Disneyland Resort Paris, Marne-la-Vallee, France; and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. In addition, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts includes the world-class Disney Cruise Line, the Disney Vacation Club, with eight resorts and more than 350,000 members; Adventures by Disney, a guided group vacation experience to some of the world's most popular destinations; the World of Disney stores; and Walt Disney Imagineering, which... (PR Newswire)
Over 70 hill fires break out in HK in Ching Ming festival Apr 6, 2009
Another big fire was reported in Tai O on Lantau Island. Editor: Yan. (Xinhuanet, China)
Around the world in a single lifetime Mar 30, 2009
There, they saw a giant Buddha statue on Lantau Island. They also visited a jade market and a bird market. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Hong Kong's Big Buddha Mar 26, 2009
The Buddha is located on Lantau island, one of the many small islands that make up the greater Hong Kong area ... The main attraction of Lantau island is, of course, the giant Buddha himself ... A walk along the Path to Wisdom provides a peaceful finale to a trip to Lantau island. (Suite101.com)
Inside Hong Kong Mar 26, 2009
The Po Lin Buddha on Lantau Island. Courtesy Hong Kong Tourism Board. (iAfrica.com)
Priceless and tickled pink Mar 4, 2009
On the way to our departure point on Lantau Island, we are told no one knows exactly why the dolphins are pink rather than the usual grey we see off Australian shores. The Hong Kong dolphins are born grey, then turn pink. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Lantau island in Hong Kong: Buddha's isle Feb 26, 2009
No stranger to this neck of the Chinese woods, so to speak, we set out one morning for a trip to Lantau island. All it took was a 10-minute ride on the MTR. The train sped past grasslands, closely hugging the superbly blue coastline of the South China Sea and we looked forward to an exciting outing. (India Times)
* A bird flu epidemic in the making Feb 12, 2009
Recently, 21 dead birds were found washed ashore on Hong Kongs Lantau Island ... Considering this historical pattern, the appearance of dead birds on the shore of Lantau Island should be taken as a serious warning. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
