Chek Lap Kok

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Chek Lap Kok

Traditional Chinese:

赤鱲角

Literal meaning:

"Red Perch Cape"

Transliterations
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin:	Chìliè Jiǎo
Yue (Cantonese)
- Jyutping:	cek3 laap6 gok3
- IPA:	tsʰek₃₃ lɑp₂₂ kɔk₃₃
- Yale Romanization:	chek3 laap6 gok3

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 name of the island may be derived from the bareness of the island ('da chek lak')or the shape of the island resembles the red tripletail ('chek lap') fish.

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 (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 fish "red perch" (chek lap, 赤鱲) once abundant in its vicinity.