Penny's Bay

The Government had not realised that its operations accumulated 30,000 m3 (1,100,000 cu ft) of soil contaminated with dioxin, heavy metals, and hydrocarbons.

The solid waste was dug up and transferred to To Kau Wan on the north shore of Northeast Lantau for temporary processing, and finally incinerated at the Chemical Waste Treatment Centre on the Tsing Yi Island amid protests by residents.

The total cleanup cost not taken into account at the time of acquisition was estimated at HK$450 million.

[3] Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre (PBQC, 竹篙灣檢疫中心) has a total capacity of 1,916 people.

[5] Hong Kong's last remaining community isolation centre for Covid patients, Penny's Bay on Lantau, officially closed 1 March 2023.