Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories which is home to the Hong Kong International Airport. Initially a hilly 4-square-kilometre island, it was flattened and g
Aerial view of the airport island in 2010
View of the Airport Island Angle Station of the Ngong Ping 360 cable car system built on Scenic Hill, the unlevelled peninsula in the south of Chek Lap Kok.
Rebuilt Tin Hau Temple in the new Chek Lap Kok Village.
The New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory at an area of 952 square kilometres, and contains
Chek Lap Kok
…Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories which is home to the Hong Kong International Airport. Initially a hilly 4-square-kilometre (1.5 sq mi) island, it was flattened and greatly expanded…
Butterfly Bay in New Territories
The British ceremony in Tai Po, 1899, assuming control of the New Territories