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Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong Last Updated: 09/03/2025 |
| Chek Lap Kok Island is a small and hilly island situated on the north coast of Lantau Island with an area of 2.8km2. It has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The island was known as Chek Lap Chau since the 16th century. Chek Lap Kok Airport and Hong Kong SkyCity, a business and entertainment complex, are located on Chek Lap Kok. | |
| The island contained rich relics of different ancient periods. Archaeological investigations proved that people started living on the island from the Middle Neolithic period of 6,000 years ago. Throughout the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Qing Dyansty and until the early 1990's, the island continued to be inhabited. | |
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New Territories Place » City The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Its population was 3,691,093 in 2011. 211 views 💖 1 👍 0Hong Kong |