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Kai Tak Land Usage

Flight152 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 3291 posts, RR: 7
Posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1468 times:

After looking at the most current pictures of this past airport, I wondered what the plans were for this prime real estate. Are they planning on using it for future devolpment in this crowded city?

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Calvin99 From Hong Kong, joined Sep 2001, 223 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1426 times:

residential area and commercial office will be built around the old kaitak airport.. it is a sad thing that such an important landmark in Hong Kong has to be gone..

i m sure will miss KAITAK

Bill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 8320 posts, RR: 9
Reply 2, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1401 times:

Is there likely to be any land reclamation between the run way and the mainland so to put it?.

Calvin99 From Hong Kong, joined Sep 2001, 223 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1396 times:

actually i hve not heard any news about any land reclamation around the runway.. but since i m away for study in the states.. i am not that updated on HKG's news..

but i believe HKG government has a project to change the water quality around the victoria harbor.., with this project on going.. i doubt the HKG government will want to reclaim the land.. at least for now...

N949WP From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2000, 1437 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1354 times:

The HK government has had some grand plans to redevelop Kai Tak and much of the surrounding areas back when the property market in HKG was sizzling. Now that the bubble had bursted, there seems to be no hurry to redevelop the place. Instead, bits and pieces of land on the old airport property were parceled out apparently on short-to-medium term leases for various purposes.

Airbus_A340 From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1554 posts, RR: 21
Reply 5, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1277 times:

On the news recently here, they are proposing for a new cruise-liner terminal.

Whoop Whoop, pull sideways!

Cospn From Northern Mariana Islands, joined Oct 2001, 1473 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1227 times:

What A Huge Waste... like Stapleton in DEN They should of Let both in Operation..This is why the HK Economy took a Dive with the Old AIrport things were Booming and now DIA is Full !!!

Oxygen From Hong Kong, joined Sep 1999, 673 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1142 times:

The land there will have to wait for a while before new buildings will be built because the soil is quite toxic there due to prolonged years of underground fuel storage . right now the land is not suitable for human settlement.

As for the gap between the runway and the shore, it was planned to be filled originally, however, now it seems that it would unlikely be filled because some new laws forbidding the filling of land without urgent need have been passed. Personally I think this is great because at least there will be a bit of historical relics left.

Phaeton From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 406 posts, RR: 2
Reply 8, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1123 times:

Here is a photo where you can really see what's happening to Kai Tak:

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"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.", Winston Churchill

Airbus_A340 From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1554 posts, RR: 21
Reply 9, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1046 times:

"This is why the HK Economy took a Dive"
No....I don't think so Cospn

Whoop Whoop, pull sideways!

B-HOP From Hong Kong, joined Nov 2000, 559 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1036 times:

I heard that is where we would be hosting 2012 East Asian Games (Kowloon City), something else is in store for Kwun Tong side. So far, it is where KMB park their buses (thanks for the underground pipers) and the immigrantion department training school (ex-GFS hanger).

Kev

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