On the other hand I have visited the Big Buddha four times and have yet to get a good view for more than ten minutes (on one trip). So consult the HKG area weather forecast before you get your hopes up. But I have missed/avoided the main summer months.......
I will support the cable car trip. Outstanding. It may be related to the conditions indicated in paragraph one but there were no lines and the clouds disappeared after passing a couple of towers on the way down.
Combine the cable car with a bus trip and a ferry to/from Mui Wo
Happy wandering
Fred