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{{Short description|Cross-boundary pier in Hong Kong}}
[[File:SkyPier 201111.JPG|thumb|300px|Skypier]]
[[File:SkyPier 201111.JPG|thumb|300px|Skypier (2011)]]
[[File:SkyPier -02.jpg|thumb|300px|Skypier lobby]]
[[File:SkyPier -02.jpg|thumb|300px|Skypier lobby]]
[[File:SkyPier -01.jpg|thumb|300px|Skypier’s berth (2012)]]
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'''Skypier''' ({{zh|t=海天客運碼頭}}) is a cross-boundary [[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 between [[Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd]] and [[Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited]].<ref>[http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/transport/transport-connection-with-mainland-china/ferry-transfer/service-at-a-glance.html Cross Boundary Ferry Transfer Service at a glance]</ref> At this pier, passengers abroad can [[mass transit|transit]] from Hong Kong International Airport to piers in the [[Pearl River Delta]] of Guangdong Province or vice versa, without [[immigration]] and [[customs clearance]] through Hong Kong.
[[File:SkyPier -06.jpg|thumb|300px|Skypier’s check in counter]]
[[File:SkyPier -04.jpg|thumb|300px|berth boarding gates concourse (2012)]]
[[File:飛行機で預けた手荷物を積荷するクレーン.jpg |thumb|300px|berth boarding gates (2019)]]

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'''Skypier Terminal''' ({{zh|t=海天中轉大樓}}) is a cross-border facility that includes a [[ferry]] [[pier]] and a coach bay 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 between [[Chu Kong Passenger Transport|Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd]] and [[TurboJET|Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited]].<ref>[http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/transport/transport-connection-with-mainland-china/ferry-transfer/service-at-a-glance.html Cross Boundary Ferry Transfer Service at a glance]</ref> At this building, passengers aboard can transit from Hong Kong International Airport to piers in the [[Pearl River Delta]] of Guangdong Province or vice versa, without [[immigration]] 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==
==History==
It was a local ferry pier called '''Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier''' ({{zh|t=赤鱲角渡輪碼頭|labels=no}}). It provided a ferry route to [[Tuen Mun]], operated by [[New World First Ferry]]. But the route was cancelled and replaced by another route between Tuen Mun and [[Tung Chung New Development Ferry Pier]] in 2002, because the [[Hong Kong Airport Authority]] took back the pier for its own development.<ref>[http://www.nwff.com.hk/upload/newsletter/issue09.pdf Tung Chung - Tuen Mun Ferry]</ref><ref>[http://www.asiatravel.com/hongkong/airchek2.html To and from the airport]</ref> The route between Tuen Mun and Tung Chung ceased operation in 2008.<ref>[http://news.gov.hk/en/category/infrastructureandlogistics/080627/html/080627en06003.htm New ferry licences effective from July 1]</ref>
It was a local ferry pier called '''Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier''' ({{zh|t=赤鱲角渡輪碼頭|labels=no}}). It provided a ferry route to [[Tuen Mun]], 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]] in 2002, because the [[Hong Kong Airport Authority]] took back the pier for its own development.<ref>[http://www.nwff.com.hk/upload/newsletter/issue09.pdf Tung Chung - Tuen Mun Ferry]</ref><ref>[http://www.asiatravel.com/hongkong/airchek2.html To and from the airport]</ref> The route between Tuen Mun and Tung Chung ceased operation in 2008.<ref>[http://news.gov.hk/en/category/infrastructureandlogistics/080627/html/080627en06003.htm New ferry licences effective from July 1]</ref>


The pier is linked to the airport terminal by an extension of the [[Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover]] opened in December 2009, enabling travellers using the Skypier to avoid immigration and customs formalities at HKIA, cutting travel times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/media/press-releases/pr_983.html |title=Media Center - Press Release - Airport's New SkyPier and North Satellite Concourse Officially Opened |date=15 January 2010 |work=Media Release: Hong Kong International Airport |publisher=www.hongkongairport.com |accessdate=2010-12-22 }}</ref>
The pier is linked to the airport terminal by an extension of the [[Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover]] opened in December 2009, enabling travellers using the Skypier to avoid immigration and customs formalities at HKIA, cutting travel times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/media/press-releases/pr_983.html |title=Media Center - Press Release - Airport's New SkyPier and North Satellite Concourse Officially Opened |date=15 January 2010 |work=Media Release: Hong Kong International Airport |publisher=www.hongkongairport.com |accessdate=2010-12-22 }}</ref>

[[Government of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Government]] agreed to construct a facility for serving passengers transiting by coaches or limousines through the [[Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge]]. 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==
==Future development==
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[[Government of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Government]] 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]] by creating more business and job opportunities for the local communities.<ref>[http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/english/panels/es/reports/escb1-2030-e.pdf Point 26, Report of the Panel on Economic Services for submission to the Legislative Council, LC Paper No. CB(1)2030/06-07]</ref> Located beside AsiaWorld Expo and Hong Kong Skycity Marriott Hotel,<ref>[http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hkgap-hong-kong-skycity-marriott-hotel/ Hong Kong Skycity Marriott Hotel]</ref> Skypier provides ferry services for transit passengers from Hong Kong International Airport. Architecture firm [[Aedas]] designed Skypier.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aedas.com/SkyPier|title=Project Page: Hong Kong International Airport – SkyPier|publisher=Aedas.com}}</ref>
Hong Kong Government agreed to consider the suggestion for Skypier to provide cross-boundary ferry services to non-transit
passengers, in order to complement the development of [[Tung Chung]] by creating more business and job opportunities for the local communities.<ref>[http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/english/panels/es/reports/escb1-2030-e.pdf Point 26, Report of the Panel on Economic Services for submission to the Legislative Council, LC Paper No. CB(1)2030/06-07]</ref>
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Locates beside AsiaWorld Expo and Hong Kong Skycity Marriott Hotel.,<ref>[http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hkgap-hong-kong-skycity-marriott-hotel/ Hong Kong Skycity Marriott Hotel]</ref> Skypier provides ferry services for transit passengers from Hong Kong International Airport. Architecture firm [[Aedas]] designed Skypier <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aedas.com/SkyPier|title=Project Page: Hong Kong International Airport – SkyPier|publisher=Aedas.com}}</ref>


The plan to turn Skypier into a control point was nevertheless shelved.<ref>[http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201103/09/P201103090142.htm]</ref>
The plan to turn Skypier into a control point was nevertheless shelved.<ref>[http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201103/09/P201103090142.htm Press Release: LCQ18: SkyPier ferry services], March 9, 2011, info.gov.hk</ref>


==Ferry Service==
==Ferry service==
The pier currently provides seven ferry routes to and from individual places in Pearl River Delta.<ref>[http://www.hongkongairport.com/leaflet/skypier.pdf Hong Kong International Airport Transportation]</ref> Another one will be launched soon.
The building currently provides ferry routes to and from multiple cities in the Pearl River Delta.<ref>[http://www.hongkongairport.com/leaflet/skypier.pdf Hong Kong International Airport Transportation]</ref>

*Routes of [[Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd]]
*Routes of [[Chu Kong Passenger Transport|Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd]]
**Skypier - {{flagicon|China}} Shenzhen Baoan International Airport, Shenzhen Fuyong Ferry Terminal, Shenzhen, China
**Skypier - [[Fuyong Ferry Terminal|Shenzhen Fuyong Ferry Terminal]] (serving [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport]]), Shenzhen, China
**Skypier - {{flagicon|China}} [[Shekou Industrial Zone|Shekou]], [[Shenzhen]]
**Skypier - {{flagicon|China}} Taiping Port, [[Humen Town|Humen]], [[Dongguan]]
**Skypier - [[Shekou Cruise Center]], [[Shekou Industrial Zone|Shekou]], [[Shenzhen]]
**Skypier - {{flagicon|China}} Zhongshan Port, [[Zhongshan]]
**Skypier - Taiping Port, [[Humen Town|Humen]], [[Dongguan]]
**Skypier - {{flagicon|China}} Guangzhou Lianhuashan Port
**Skypier - Zhongshan Port, [[Zhongshan]]
**Skypier - {{flagicon|China}} [[Jiuzhou Port]], [[Zhuhai]]
**Skypier - Guangzhou Lianhuashan Port
**Skypier - Guangzhou Pazhou Port
**Skypier - [[Jiuzhou Port (Zhuhai)|Jiuzhou Port]], [[Zhuhai]]
*Routes of [[TurboJET]]
*Routes of [[TurboJET]]
**Skypier - {{flagicon|China}} [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport]], [[Shenzhen Fuyong Ferry Terminal]], Shenzhen
**Skypier - [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport]], [[Shenzhen Fuyong Ferry Terminal]], Shenzhen
**Skypier - {{flagicon|China}} Guangzhou Nansha Port
**Skypier - Guangzhou Nansha Port
**Skypier - {{flagicon|Macau}} [[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal|Terminal Marítimo]], [[Macau]]
**Skypier - [[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal]] (''Terminal Marítimo''), [[Macau]]
**Skypier - {{flagicon|Macau}} [[Macau International Airport]], [[Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal]], [[Taipa]], Macau
**Skypier - [[Macau International Airport]], [[Taipa Ferry Terminal]], [[Taipa]], Macau
*Routes of [[Cotai Jet]]
*Routes of [[Cotai Jet]]
**Skypier - {{flagicon|Macau}} [[Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal]], [[Taipa]], Macau
**Skypier - [[Taipa Ferry Terminal]], [[Taipa]], Macau
**Skypier - {{flagicon|Macau}} [[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal|Terminal Marítimo]], 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.

==See also==
* [[Cross Border Xpress]]
* [[Geneva International Airport]]
* [[EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|SkyPier}}
{{Commons category|SkyPier}}
*[http://www.skypier.org/ Skypier]
*{{Official website|www.skypier.org}}

{{Piers in Hong Kong}}
{{Piers in Hong Kong}}
{{Eastern Pearl River Delta transit}}
{{Eastern Guangdong & Hong Kong transit}}
{{China–Hong Kong border crossings}}
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[[Category:Hong Kong International Airport]]
[[Category:Piers in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Piers in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Chek Lap Kok]]
[[Category:Chek Lap Kok]]

Latest revision as of 12:43, 8 October 2023

Skypier (2011)
Skypier lobby
Skypier’s berth (2012)
Skypier’s check in counter
berth boarding gates concourse (2012)
berth boarding gates (2019)

22°19′07″N 113°56′40″E / 22.3185°N 113.9444°E / 22.3185; 113.9444 Skypier Terminal (Chinese: 海天中轉大樓) is a cross-border facility that includes a ferry pier and a coach bay 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 between Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co., Ltd and Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited.[1] At this building, passengers aboard can transit from Hong Kong International Airport to piers in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province or vice versa, without immigration 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[edit]

It was a local ferry pier called Chek Lap Kok Ferry Pier (赤鱲角渡輪碼頭). It provided a ferry route to Tuen Mun, 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 in 2002, because the Hong Kong Airport Authority took back the pier for its own development.[2][3] The route between Tuen Mun and Tung Chung ceased operation in 2008.[4]

The pier is linked to the airport terminal by an extension of the Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover opened in December 2009, enabling travellers using the Skypier to avoid immigration and customs formalities at HKIA, cutting travel times.[5]

Hong Kong Government agreed to construct a facility for serving passengers transiting by coaches or limousines through the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge. 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[edit]

Hong Kong Government 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 by creating more business and job opportunities for the local communities.[6] Located beside AsiaWorld Expo and Hong Kong Skycity Marriott Hotel,[7] Skypier provides ferry services for transit passengers from Hong Kong International Airport. Architecture firm Aedas designed Skypier.[8]

The plan to turn Skypier into a control point was nevertheless shelved.[9]

Ferry service[edit]

The building currently provides ferry routes to and from multiple cities in the Pearl River Delta.[10]

Coach Service[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cross Boundary Ferry Transfer Service at a glance
  2. ^ Tung Chung - Tuen Mun Ferry
  3. ^ To and from the airport
  4. ^ New ferry licences effective from July 1
  5. ^ "Media Center - Press Release - Airport's New SkyPier and North Satellite Concourse Officially Opened". Media Release: Hong Kong International Airport. www.hongkongairport.com. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  6. ^ Point 26, Report of the Panel on Economic Services for submission to the Legislative Council, LC Paper No. CB(1)2030/06-07
  7. ^ Hong Kong Skycity Marriott Hotel
  8. ^ "Project Page: Hong Kong International Airport – SkyPier". Aedas.com.
  9. ^ Press Release: LCQ18: SkyPier ferry services, March 9, 2011, info.gov.hk
  10. ^ Hong Kong International Airport Transportation

External links[edit]

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