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For anyone who has ever dreamt of flying, the first step to getting your wings is to join the Hong Kong Aviation Club (HKAC), the city's only flight training centre. The Shek Kong Airfield is used by the People's Liberation Army during the week, with permission given to the club to use it during
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With a Vietnamese refugee camp using the runway from 1989 to 1993, the base hosted only helicopters after 1989 until the runway was reinstated in 1995. However, no fixed wing aircraft of the RAF used the runway before the base was closed in 1996.
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arriving in Hong Kong. At the peak in 1992, the centre hosted 9,000 refugees. During the time as a refugee centre, half the runway was closed and used for temporary housing (mainly tents, and some
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According to the book: Archaeological discoveries of Guangdong province during Jin dynasty to Tang dynasty, urns ytaced back to Tang dynasty ( AD 618--AD 907 ) were discovered in Shek kong airport.
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huts). As a result, only rotary aircraft operated from the base. The refugee centre closed in 1993 and the runway was restored for use by fixed wing aircraft.
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With the PLAAF operating helicopters, the runway is mostly used for civilian fixed wing aircraft. There are four 'H's marked along the runway for the
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from 1950 to 1996. It was a permanent assignment, with personnel and their families living in Sek Kong for three-year tours of duty. The
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operated from 1978 until the end of 1993. The AAC squadron, 50 years old at the time, was the last overseas unit using
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and troop-lifting roles on the Hong Kong to mainland Chinese border, and supporting the army on exercises. The
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Craftsmen of the Army: The Story of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Vol II 1969-1992
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The PLA ground and naval forces also use Shek Kong, mainly for training and Open Day use.
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Bs to land, and avoided the need to create helipads at the base.
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at RAF Sek Kong from 1970 until 1993, performing observation /
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since 1997. There is one PLA unit stationed in Shek Kong:
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Kneen, J. Michael; Sutton, D. John (1 January 1997).
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Index


IATA
ICAO
Government of Hong Kong
Ministry of Defence (UK)
PLA Hong Kong Garrison
Royal Air Force
Shek Kong
New Territories
AMSL
Coordinates
22°26′11″N 114°4′50″E / 22.43639°N 114.08056°E / 22.43639; 114.08056
Shek Kong Airfield is located in Hong Kong
Runways
Direction
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jyutping

airbase
Shek Kong
New Territories
Hong Kong
People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison

verification

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