Shek Kong Barracks
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Shek Kong Barracks is a major People’s Liberation Army military installation in Hong Kong, known for housing army aviation and other ground forces.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army barracks
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| after | handover of Hong Kong in 1997 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| garrison | People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | military checkpoints ⓘ |
| hasElevation | about 100 feet ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
barracks buildings
ⓘ
hangars ⓘ helicopter base ⓘ military airfield ⓘ runway ⓘ training areas ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | VHSK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| hasMainFunction |
housing PLA troops in Hong Kong
ⓘ
supporting PLA aviation operations in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| hasPerimeter | fenced ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLength | approximately 1,800 metres ⓘ |
| hasRunwayOrientation | 11/29 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | paved ⓘ |
| hasRunwayUse | military aviation only ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
New Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ Shek Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuen Long District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Kam Tin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pat Heung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | no ⓘ |
| partOf | PLA Hong Kong Garrison installations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousFunction | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| previouslyUsedBy |
British Forces Overseas Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName | RAF Sek Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
People's Liberation Army Air Force army aviation units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Liberation Army Ground Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionStrategicRole | defence of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| securityLevel | restricted military area ⓘ |
| timezone | Hong Kong Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferDateToPLA | 1997 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
army aviation
ⓘ
ground forces ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
| withinJurisdiction | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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