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Chek Lap Kok is an island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 in the western waters of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. Chek Lap Kok was one of the two island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
s (the other being Lam Chau
Lam Chau

Lam Chau was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport. The small island laid to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island....
) merged together via land reclamation
Land reclamation

Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds, the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state ....
 techniques into to the 12.48 kmē platform for the current Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , because it was built on the Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Islands of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from the old Hong Kong Airport ....
. The airport is therefore popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport.

The name of the island may be derived from the bareness of the island ('da chek lak'), that the shape of the island resembles the red tripletail perch
Perch

Perca is the genus of fish referred to as perch or, sometimes, yellow perch, a group of freshwater fish belonging to the family Percidae....
 ('chek lap', ??), or that the fish was once abundant in its vicinity.

The island has been inhabited on and off since the Middle Neolithic period 6,000 years ago.

The original farming and fishing villages on the island were relocated to Chek Lap Kok Village on Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
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Chek Lap Kok is an island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 in the western waters of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. Chek Lap Kok was one of the two island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
s (the other being Lam Chau
Lam Chau

Lam Chau was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport. The small island laid to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island....
) merged together via land reclamation
Land reclamation

Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds, the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state ....
 techniques into to the 12.48 kmē platform for the current Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , because it was built on the Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Islands of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from the old Hong Kong Airport ....
. The airport is therefore popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport.

The name of the island may be derived from the bareness of the island ('da chek lak'), that the shape of the island resembles the red tripletail perch
Perch

Perca is the genus of fish referred to as perch or, sometimes, yellow perch, a group of freshwater fish belonging to the family Percidae....
 ('chek lap', ??), or that the fish was once abundant in its vicinity.

The island has been inhabited on and off since the Middle Neolithic period 6,000 years ago.

The original farming and fishing villages on the island were relocated to Chek Lap Kok Village on Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
. Also, the Romer's Tree Frog
Romer's Tree Frog

Romer's Tree Frog is a species of frog endemic to Hong Kong. With an average snout-vent length of 1.5 - 2.5 centimetre, it is the smallest amphibian recorded in the territory....
 (Philautus romeri) on Chek Lap Kok, a unique species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of finger-sized frog
Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . The name frog derives from Old English language frogga, , cognate with Sanskrit plava , probably deriving from Proto-Indo-European language praw = "to jump"....
 found only in Hong Kong, has found its new habitat
Habitat (ecology)

A habitat is an ecological or Natural_environment area that is inhabited by a particular animal or plant species. It is the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment that surrounds a species population....
 on Lantau Island before the construction of the airport.

The island is located north of Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
 off Ma Wan Chung and Tung Chung
Tung Chung

Tung Chung, namely the eastern stream, is an area situated on the north-western coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Tung Chung, currently one of the latest generation of new towns, was formerly a rural village around Tung Chung Wan, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of L...
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See also

  • Islands of Hong Kong
  • Lam Chau
    Lam Chau

    Lam Chau was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport. The small island laid to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island....