thumb|Shek Kong Airfield

Shek Kong Airfield (, ICAO: VHSK, formerly RAF Sek Kong) is the sole airbase of the People's Liberation Army Air Force in Hong Kong, located in Shek Kong, New Territories. It falls under the Southern Theater Command Air Force and houses air force units of People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison (PLAHKG). It was previously open for restricted civilian use during weekends.

Prior the handover of Hong Kong, the airfield was used by the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong and known as RAF Sek Kong.

RAF base (1938–1997)

Before the British handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, the airfield was used by the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong as a Royal Air Force (RAF) station. It was officially known as Royal Air Force Sek Kong, commonly abbreviated RAF Sek Kong. Construction started in 1938 and was completed in 1950, with a hiatus during 1941–1945 due to the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II.

Between 1989 and 1993, RAF Sek Kong was also a Vietnamese Refugee Detention Centre for Vietnamese boat people arriving in Hong Kong. Half of the runway was temporarily closed and used for temporary housing (mainly tents, and some quonset huts). The AAC squadron, 50 years old at the time, was the last overseas unit using Westland Scout helicopters.

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|Bedford||RL tipper truck|| ||1980s–1990s||

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| Later model Thornycroft Antar (pre-1984) and Scammell Commander (post 1984) ||tank transporters (tractor and trailer) || ||1980s–1990s|| By Gurkha Transport Regiment

See also

  • List of airports in Hong Kong
  • Former overseas RAF Stations
  • List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
  • Hong Kong Aviation Club

References

  • Helicopter Database - HK Sek Kong
  • Sek Kong
  • History of RAF
  • Crest Badge and information of RAF Sek Kong
  • Hong Kong Aviation Club（HKAC)