HONG KONG’S PLANS FOR NEW AIRPORT RUNWAY RUNNING INTO ROADBLOCKS
June 1st, 2016
With earth movers set to move in on August 1, the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) plans to build an HK141.5 billion (USD18.2 billion) third airport runway at the city’s Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on Chek Lap Kok island. It is set to be the most expensive infrastructure project in the city since the 1997 handover from the UK. Yet the build has drawn intense protest from many in the city who claim the 3,800-metre-long new runway will be a while elephant.
With construction set for completion in 2023, the runway – which goes by the AAHK moniker of ...
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