Lantau Island, the largest of the outlying islands in Hong Kong, is home to a two major country parks - Lantau North Country Park and Lantau South Country Park. Unfortunately, the massive developments in northern Lantau, including Discovery Bay, Tung Chung and Hong Kong Disneyland on Penny's Bay - plus the occassional careless hiker - has meant that the area suffers from a large number of hillfires.
2004
A huge swath of hillside behind Yi Pak Bay and Siena has been burnt during a hillfire from 26 November 2004 to 27 November 2004. This latest fire started on midday on the 26th November 2004 and by the 27th, an area of 4-5 square kilometres have been burnt, stretching from Discovery Bay to Yam O and Penny's Bay (the site of the Hong Kong Disneyland). The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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