Chek Lap Kok

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Chek Lap Kok
Traditional Chinese:		赤鱲角
Mandarin
Mandarin	Hanyu Pinyin:	Chìliè Jiǎo
Cantonese
Cantonese	IPA:	[tsʰek₃₃ lɑp₂₂ kɔk₃₃]
	Jyutping:	cek3 laap6 gok3
Literal meaning:		"Red Perch Cape"

Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong, China. Chek Lap Kok was one of the two islands (the other being Lam Chau) merged together via land reclamation techniques into to the 12.48 km² platform for the current Hong Kong International Airport. The airport is therefore popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport.

The original farming and fishing villages on the island were relocated to Chek Lap Kok Village (赤鱲角村) on Lantau Island. Also, the Romer's Tree Frog (Philautus romeri) on Chek Lap Kok, a unique species of finger-sized frog found only in Hong Kong, has found its new habitat on Lantau Island before the construction of the airport.

The island is located north of Lantau Island off Ma Wan Chung and Tung Chung, and got its name from the red perch (赤鱲) once abundant in its vicinity.