Transport Department - Lantau Closed Road Permit Application Form

[Buffalo Bill]

In order to drive a car or motorbike on South Lantau you are required to display a Lantau Closed Road Permit.

This is available from the Transport Department or download the PDF document below.

Only one permit per household and this does NOT entitle you to drive over the Tung Chung road between 8am to 6pm Monday to Sunday (you are liable to a $450 fine if you do).

To apply for a permit, you have to submit the form below and:

• Clear copy of valid vehicle registration document.
• Clear copy of Hong Kong Identity Card.
• Clear copy of Hong Kong full driving licence.
• (For application in the name of a company/association) Clear copy of valid Business Registration Certificate / Certificate of Incorporation.

Other Supporting Documents:

• One of the following: Copy of bills issued to the applicant’s Lantau address by electricity company, Water Supplies Department, Rating and Valuation Department or telephone company (telephone bills issued to fixed lines not mobile phone will be accepted) in recent 3 months.

Note: The bills should be registered under the name of the applicant

It usually takes about 4 - 6 weeks for the TD to process but you can ask them to speed it up if it is urgent.

Here is the official line from the TD:

Two kinds of road access restrictions are now in force on south Lantau (including Tung Chung Road); namely, closed road and prohibited zone.

Vehicles running on south Lantau or going into south Lantau through Tung Chung Road are required to possess valid Lantau closed
road permit.

In addition, this Department has imposed prohibition (from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. daily for all vehicles and 24 hours for goods vehicles over 5.5 tonnes) on Tung Chung Road which is a one-lane road for two-way traffic and is narrow and steep on some sections in order to maintain smooth traffic on the road.

Vehicles entering Tung Chung Road during the prohibited hours are required to possess Tung Chung Road prohibited zone permit.