| Hong Kong International Airport, otherwise | | | | and games, leather as well as designer |
| known as Chek Lap Kok Airport, is the Hong | | | | accessories, duty free liquor and tobacco, |
| Kong's main airport. Situated off the Lantau | | | | flower items, health and beauty related |
| Island, in Chek Pak, Hong Kong International | | | | items, luggage and travel accessories, |
| Airport is regarded as the gateway to | | | | packaged food items, and telecommunication |
| mainland China and other destinations in | | | | services. Dining facilities in the airport |
| South-East Asia. | | | | ranges from Asian, Chinese, and Western |
| | | | restaurants to coffee shop, cafe, and bakery |
| The airport is only 35 kilometers from the | | | | and dessert shops. |
| Hong Kong Island and 22 kilometers from | | | | |
| Kowloon. Sprawling over an area of about | | | | Further, in order to make available best |
| 12.50 square kilometers, it is the world's | | | | possible services to the customers, the |
| fifth busiest airport in connection with | | | | airport has imposes certain safety measures, |
| cargo movement and international passenger. | | | | such as, striving for the maintenance of a |
| Opened its door in July 6, 1998, the airport | | | | safe as well as efficient airport for Hong |
| is under the control of the Airport Authority | | | | Kong; providing a comfortable environment for |
| Hong Kong, which in turn is a statutory body | | | | the traveling public; ensuring high standard |
| administered by the government of Hong Kong | | | | of cleanliness in the airport's public areas |
| Special Administrative Region (HKSAR.) It | | | | and other such facilities; ensuring high |
| took about six years for the completion of | | | | standards of services from the contractors, |
| construction procedures and about US $20 | | | | concessionaries, and franchisees of the |
| billion to erect it. The airport is now | | | | airport authority; quick responses to queries |
| regarded as the prime hub for such major | | | | and enquiries; and management of |
| airlines as Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, Hong | | | | environmental issues throughout the airport. |
| Kong Express Airways, Cathay Pacific, Hong | | | | |
| Kong Airlines, Air Hong Kong, and Dragonair. | | | | Apart from these, the Civil Aviation |
| | | | Department within the airport has implemented |
| One of the specialties of the airport is that | | | | certain security measures in connection with |
| its Passenger Terminal building is situated | | | | cabin baggage, which in turn comply with the |
| on a man-made island reclaimed from Chek Lap | | | | International Civil Aviation Organization's |
| Kok and Lam Chau. Since the airport is | | | | new guidelines. |
| situated on an island, it usually takes an | | | | |
| hour or more in order to travel to and fro | | | | Included in the cabin baggage security |
| the airport. However, the airport is easily | | | | measures are: |
| accessible via such modes as airbus, taxis, | | | | |
| and the Mass Transit Railway high-speed | | | | - All aerosols, liquids, and gels within the |
| airport express, which in turn are special | | | | cabin baggage must be packed in containers |
| trains that connect the airport with urban | | | | with a capacity not exceeding 100 ml. In |
| areas as well as the subway. | | | | case, the aforesaid items are packed in |
| | | | containers larger than 100 ml, it will not be |
| In short, the airport is served by an | | | | accepted, although the containers are |
| excellent as well as comprehensive transport | | | | partially filled |
| network system. For instance, the Ground | | | | |
| Transportation Centre features a station | | | | - All containers must be kept in a |
| exclusively to handle the Airport Express | | | | transparent re-sealable plastic bag. This |
| trains. There is also a public transport | | | | plastic bag must be kept separately from |
| interchange with transportation facilities | | | | other cabin baggage for the convenience of |
| including franchised bus, private cars, and | | | | visual examination at the screening point |
| taxis. The coach station in the airport's | | | | |
| Terminal 2 (T2) caters to the passengers for | | | | - There are exemptions in the case of such |
| tour coach such as hotel shuttle bus services | | | | items as baby food items and certain types of |
| and mainland coach services. Likewise, the | | | | medications |
| Hotel and Travel Agent Limousine Lounge in | | | | |
| the Terminal 1 (T1) of the airport deals with | | | | Above all, in order to ensure utmost safety |
| limousine services. Additionally, all of the | | | | and security, the airport is also attached |
| sections as well as the departure and arrival | | | | with services such as the Air Traffic Control |
| areas in the terminal building are clearly | | | | Complex, which controls the entire air |
| defined in order to make all procedures | | | | traffic system in the airport; the Hong Kong |
| hassle free and pleasurable. | | | | Flight Information Region (FIR), which is set |
| | | | up to ensure safety and efficiency in |
| Facilities available in the Hong Kong | | | | connection with flow of aircraft movements; |
| International Airport also include superb | | | | the Hong Kong Fire Services Department, which |
| shopping and dining options. With an array of | | | | operates to handle the rescue as well as fire |
| shops, you can purchase a variety of items | | | | fighting services; and backup air traffic |
| from here including books and magazines, art | | | | control centre. |
| and craft items, casual and sports wear, toys | | | | |