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Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from ___MASK26___ until ___MASK40___ . It was officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July ___MASK40___ , when it was closed and replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok , to the west . It is often known as Hong Kong International Airport , Kai Tak , or simply Kai Tak , to distinguish it from its successor which is often referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport . The Pearl River Delta ( PRD ), also known as Zhujiang Delta or Zhusanjiao , is the low - lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary , where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea . It is one of the most densely urbanised regions in the world and is an economic hub of China . This region is often considered an emerging megacity . The PRD is a megalopolis , with future development into a single mega metropolitan area , yet itself is at the southern end of a larger megalopolis running along the southern coast of China , which include metropolises such as Chaoshan , Zhangzhou - Xiamen , Quanzhou - Putian , and Fuzhou . The nine largest cities of PRD had a combined population of 57 . ___MASK36___ million at the end of 2013 , comprising 53 . 69 % of the provincial population . According to the World Bank Group , the PRD has become the largest urban area in the world in both size and population . Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong . It is located on the island of Chek Lap Kok , which largely comprises land reclaimed for the construction of the airport itself . The airport is also colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport (  ), to distinguish it from its predecessor , the closed Kai Tak Airport . Kowloon is a station on the Tung Chung Line and the Airport Express of Hong Kong ' s MTR . The station provides in - town check - in service for passengers departing from the Hong Kong International Airport and free shuttle bus services to most major hotels in the Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei areas . The station is located less than a kilometre west of Jordan Station on the Tsuen Wan Line . Escalators link Elements directly with the station concourse . Guangdong ( Simplified ) is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People ' s Republic of China . Formerly romanised as Canton or Kwangtung , Guangdong surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in China in ___MASK37___ , registering 79 . ___MASK1___ million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year ; the total population was 104 , 303 , 132 in the 2010 census , accounting for ___MASK34___ . 79 percent of Mainland China ' s population . The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in China . The population increase since the census has been modest , the province at 2014 end had 107 , 240 , 000 people . Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST , is an urban area in southern Kowloon , Hong Kong . The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District . Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui . The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road . Mei Foo Sun Chuen or simply Mei Foo is a large private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok , Kowloon , Hong Kong . Mei Foo Sun Chuen was the first private housing estate in Hong Kong and at the time of completion , the 99 tower complex was considered the largest private housing development in the world , accommodating some 70 , 000  80 , 000 people in ___MASK57___ , ___MASK25___ apartments . It is considered to be one of the world ' s largest privately financed residential condominium project . Yau Tsim Mong District is one of ___MASK81___ districts of Hong Kong , located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula . It is the core urban area of Kowloon . The district has the third highest population density of all districts . The 2011 By - Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 307 , 878 . Austin Road is a road in Kowloon , Hong Kong . It was named after John Gardiner Austin , Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from ___MASK69___ to ___MASK24___ . The northeast part of this street is noted for clubs , fields , and military buildings , while the western section is densely populated . The Mass Transit Railway ( MTR ) is the rapid transit railway system of Hong Kong . Opened in ___MASK86___ , the system now includes of rail with 161 stations , including 93 railway stations and 68 light rail stops . Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited ( MTRCL ), the MTR is one of the most profitable metro systems in the world , with a high farebox recovery ratio of 186 %. Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People ' s Republic of China , is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta of East Asia . Macau lies across the delta to the west , and the Chinese province of Guangdong borders the territory to the north . With a total land area of and a population of over ___MASK34___ . 3 million of various nationalities , it ranks as the world ' s fourth most densely populated sovereign state or territory . Macau ( literally : " Bay Gate "), ( in Portuguese , which is still widely used in the city ) also spelled Macao ( in English ), officially the Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China , is an autonomous territory on the western side of the Pearl River Delta in East Asia . Macau is bordered by the city of Zhuhai in China to the North and the Pearl River Estuary to the East and South . Hong Kong lies about to its East across the Delta . With a population of ___MASK97___ , ___MASK18___ living in an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world . Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong . Together with the smaller Lam Chau , it was leveled and merged via land reclamation into the island for the current Hong Kong International Airport , which opened for commercial aviation in ___MASK40___ . The airport is therefore popularly referred to as " Chek Lap Kok Airport ". China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over ___MASK1___ . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over ___MASK79___ provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon . It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait to the east , Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter ' s Island to the west , a mountain range , including Tate ' s Cairn and Lion Rock to the north , and Victoria Harbour to the south . It had a population of ___MASK11___ , 019 , 533 and a population density of 43 , 033 / km in 2006 . The peninsula ' s area is approximately .