Hong Kong SkyCity is a large business and entertainment complex adjacent to

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, and is built on land owned by the

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. It currently includes the

AsiaWorld–Expo The AsiaWorld–Expo is one of the two major convention and exhibition facilities in Hong Kong along with Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It was opened on 21 December 2005 by Donald Tsang, the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong, a ...

, Terminal 2 (SkyPlaza) and

SkyPier Skypier () is a cross-border ferry pier integrated within Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is operated by Hong Kong International Airport Ferry Terminal Services Limited, a joint-venture company betwe ...

Facilities

AsiaWorld–Expo

AsiaWorld–Exp

is the largest column free, and perhaps largest, exhibition centre in Hong Kong, boasting over 70,000 cubic meters of space. It plays host to numerous trade shows, meetings, and concerts (at the adjacent

AsiaWorld–Arena AsiaWorld–Arena (, also Hall 1 of AsiaWorld–Expo) is the largest indoor seated performance venue in Hong Kong. It has a total floor area of , a maximum capacity of 14,000 seats/16,000 standing+seats and high ceiling clearance of 19 metres. ...

). It is directly connected to the Airport Express.

SkyPier

This complex allows passengers from Mainland China and Macau to access Hong Kong International Airport by jetfoil or ferry. It is connected via

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that transport passengers to the Airport for connecting flights and vice versa. Architecture firm

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designed SkyPier.

Hong Kong Skycity Marriott Hotel

This luxury hotel connects to AsiaWorld Expo, the SkyPier & Nine eagle golf course. of total meeting space can accommodate up to 650 guests. The 658-room hotel was opened in December 2008. The hotel was the first hotel in Hong Kong to receive the halal food certification.

Under development

SkyPlaza

SkyPlaza is a large entertainment and retail centre that would be housed in Terminal 2 of the Hong Kong International Airport. The check-in facilities of Terminal 2 opened on 28 February 2007 along with the opening of Platform 3 of the

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Airport World Trade Centre

It would include th
Airport World Trade Centre
which would house numerous offices.

11 Skies

Airport Authority Hong Kong announced on 2 May 2018 that

New World Development New World Development Company Limited (NWD), is a Hong Kong-based company focused on property, hotels, infrastructure and services and department stores. It was established on 29 May 1970 by Cheng Yu-tung. The company is publicly listed on the ...

has been awarded the tender for the SKYCITY integrated development which comprises retail complexes, dining areas, hotels, entertainment facilities and offices. Under the agreement, New World Development will design, construct, finance and manage the development on sites A2 and A3, adjacent to HKIA's passenger terminals. New World Development has announced on 23 November 2020 the official name of the project – 11 Skies – operated by K11 under the New World Development's portfolio. Scheduled to open in phases from 2022 to 2025, the 3.8-million-square-foot complex will contain 2.66 million sq. ft. dining and retail space, 570,000 sq. ft. experiential entertainment facilities and 570,000 sq. ft. grade A office space. There will be over 800 shops including more than 120 restaurants.

Former elements

Golf course

The SkyCity Nine Eagles Golf Course was a nine-hole golfing facility. It had seven Par 3 holes and two Par 4 holes set amidst rolling terrain, undulating greens and extensive bunkering. The Skycity Nine Eagles Golf Course closed down on 30 July 2015. The Airport Authority said the site, part of the airport's north commercial district, would be used to accommodate a hotel with some 1,000 rooms, and retail development of some 200,000 square metres.

Transportation

From airport

Shuttle buses are the current options of getting around SkyCity without driving a car.

, part of the MTR's Airport Express line, takes only a minute to travel between AsiaWorld–Expo and the Airport. It costs HK$2.5 for Octopus users and HK$5 for others. Automated People Mover is the current

People mover A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks. ...

in use at the airport and only operates within the terminal. After completion of SkyCity, the

Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover The Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover is a driverless people mover located within Hong Kong International Airport. It operates in two segments within Terminal 1 and the Midfield Concourse, and between Terminals 1, Terminals ...

will be extended to include Terminal 2 (SkyPlaza) and SkyPier.

From other areas of Hong Kong

Because SkyCity is located at

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 ...

, the island Hong Kong International Airport is on, it is easy to reach from other areas of the territory. The

can be taken from Kowloon,

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

, and

Tsing Yi station Tsing Yi is an interchange station of the MTR between the Tung Chung line and Airport Express on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. The station is located between Sunny Bay station and Lai King station on the Tung Chung Line, and between Airp ...

s. In addition, the

Tung Chung line The Tung Chung line is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong, linking the town of Tung Chung with central Hong Kong. A part of the Tung Chung line was built along with the Kap Shui Mun Bridge and the Tsing Ma Bridge. The line c ...

can be taken from

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to the same stations (plus others) via buses to Tung Chung at a cheaper price than the Airport Express. The buses that serve the Airport are also options, including the A21 from Hung Hom in Kowloon, which travels to both the Airport and the AsiaWorld-Expo. The common taxis that service Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Lantau are the easiest but also perhaps the most expensive way to get to SkyCity.

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Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel
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