Lam Chau

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Lam Chau (欖洲) was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport. The small island laid to the west of Chep Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island. In the 1990s the island was flatten and joined with the Chep Lap Kok to form the airport island by land reclamation. The former island is now the southwest tip of the new airport.

Refer to Chek Lap Kok for more details.

See also

• Islands of Hong Kong

Major islands in Hong Kong |- | align="left" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan=1 | Major islands (by size): Lantau | Hong Kong Island | Lamma | Chek Lap Kok | Tsing Yi | Kau Sai Chau | Po Toi (Po Toi, Waglan) | Cheung Chau | Tung Lung Chau | Kat O | Wong Wan Chau | Hei Ling Chau | Tap Mun Chau | Ap Lei Chau | Soko Islands (Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau) | Ping Chau | Peng Chau | Ma Wan | Ninepin Group | The Brothers | Green Island | Kowloon Rock |- | align="left" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan=1 |Former islands: Kellett Island | Stonecutters Island | Hoi Sham Island | Channel Rock | Tsing Chau | Mong Chau | Chau Tsai | Nga Ying Chau | Lam Chau | Rumsey Rock

 

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