Skypier Terminal () is a cross-border facility that includes a

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and a coach bay integrated within

Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport is an international airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport, to distinguish it from its predec ...

Chek Lap Kok Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the island for the current Hong Kong International ...

, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is operated by Hong Kong International Airport Ferry Terminal Services Limited, a joint-venture company between Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd and Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited. At this building, passengers aboard can transit from Hong Kong International Airport to piers in the

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of Guangdong Province or vice versa, without

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and customs clearance through Hong Kong. Passengers can also transit to Macao through coaches or vice versa, without immigration and customs clearance through Hong Kong.

History

It was a local ferry pier called Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier (). It provided a ferry route to

Tuen Mun Tuen Mun () or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the mo ...

, operated by New World First Ferry. However, the route was cancelled and replaced by another route between Tuen Mun and

Tung Chung New Development Ferry Pier Tung Chung Development Pier () also known as Tung Chung New Development Ferry Pier () and Tung Chung New Ferry Pier () is a ferry pier in Tung Chung Waterfront Road (), Tung Chung, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was built to repl ...

in 2002, because the Hong Kong Airport Authority took back the pier for its own development. The route between Tuen Mun and Tung Chung ceased operation in 2008. The pier is linked to the airport terminal by an extension of the

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opened in December 2009, enabling travellers using the Skypier to avoid immigration and customs formalities at HKIA, cutting travel times.

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agreed to construct a facility for serving passengers transiting by coaches or limousines through the

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. Construction for the facility, which would be considered as an extension to the Skypier, begins in 2017. The facility, alongside a flyover to connect to the bridge, was completed on 30 August 2023. Coach service to Macao Checkpoint begins to call at this building on the same day. Upstream check in service at Macao Checkpoint also begins on the same day.

Future development

agreed to consider the suggestion for Skypier to provide cross-border ferry services to non-transit passengers, in order to complement the development of

Tung Chung Tung Chung ( " eastern stream") is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung C ...

by creating more business and job opportunities for the local communities. Located beside AsiaWorld Expo and Hong Kong Skycity Marriott Hotel, Skypier provides ferry services for transit passengers from Hong Kong International Airport. Architecture firm

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designed Skypier. The plan to turn Skypier into a control point was nevertheless shelved.

Ferry service

The building currently provides ferry routes to and from multiple cities in the Pearl River Delta.Hong Kong International Airport Transportation
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), Shenzhen, China **Skypier - Shekou Cruise Center,

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**Skypier - Taiping Port,

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**Skypier - Zhongshan Port,

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**Skypier - Guangzhou Lianhuashan Port **Skypier - Guangzhou Pazhou Port **Skypier - Jiuzhou Port,

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*Routes of

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**Skypier -

, Shenzhen Fuyong Ferry Terminal, Shenzhen **Skypier - Guangzhou Nansha Port **Skypier - Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal (''Terminal Marítimo''),

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**Skypier -

Macau International Airport Macau International Airport is an international airport in the special administrative region of Macau, situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters. It opened for commercial operations on 9 November 1995, during Portu ...

Taipa Ferry Terminal The Taipa Ferry Terminal (; ) is located in Taipa, Macau SAR. It is located in the reclamation area of Pac On and is adjacent to the Macau International Airport. The terminal provides high-speed passenger ferry services from Macau to Hong Ko ...

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, Macau *Routes of Cotai Jet **Skypier -

, Macau **Skypier - Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal (''Terminal Marítimo''), Macau

Coach Service

The building currently provides coach routes to and from Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Macao Checkpoint.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Hong Kong International Airport Piers in Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok