North Lantau Highway (traditional Chinese: 北大嶼山公路; simplified Chinese: 北大屿山公路; pinyin: Běi Dàyǔshān Gōnglù; Cantonese Yale: bak1 daai6 yu4 saan1 gung1 lou6; Hong Kong Hakka:bet5 tai4 yi2 san1 gung1 lu4) is part of Route 8 of Hong Kong, linking Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau Island with the rest of the territory. It is an expressway with three lanes in each direction for its entire length with full width hard shoulders for emergencies and breakdowns.