There are two reasons to visit Tung Chung, a burgeoning New Town near the airport on Lantau’s north coast: to ride the cable-car to Po Lin Monastery, nicknamed “Ngong Ping 360” (Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6.30pm; $58 oneway, $88 return); and for a look at Tung Chung Fort, signposted 2km west of the centre on Yu Tung Road. The crenellated stone walls (currently surrounding a school) date back to 1817, and were built on the orders of the viceroy of Guangdong province to defend Lantau’s northern coast.