Shek Kong Airfield

The Shek Kong Airfield (Chinese: 石崗機場), ICAO: VHSK), formerly RAF Sek Kong/Sek Kong Airfield, is an airbase located in Shek Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong .

Currently, the airbase houses units of People's Liberation Army Air Force as well as being open for civilian use during weekends.

The closest MTR station is Kam Sheung Road.

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Before the British handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, the airbase was used by the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong , and was then an Royal Air Force station known as RAF Sek Kong. Construction of the airbase started in 1938, and was completed only in 1950 due to the delay caused by Japanese occupation during the World War 2.

From the late 1980s to 1992, RAF Sek Kong was also a Vietnamese Refugee Detention Centre.

During weekends, the general public are allowed to use the airport for operation of private airplanes and to conduct private flight training.

The RAF operated a small and limited force from 1950 to 1996, but they were temporary assignments from the UK. The Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force was the only permanent air force unit in Hong Kong .

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