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4.
2 -
The essential characteristics of an
airport to replace Kai Tak are that it should :
(a) have two runways with room for
further expansion;
(b)
be capable of 24-hours-a-day operation
every day of the year;
(c)
have good and speedy access to and
from central Hong Kong;
(a)
be capable of handling 25 million
passengers and 1.2 million tonnes
(e)
of cargo a year when fully developed
(based on estimates of demand in
1995); and
meet all international requirements
as regards safety of operations.
5.
The most suitable site would be on
reclaimed land on the north of Lantao Island
(Chek Lap Kok). The runways would run roughly
East-West and have approaches over water. The
cost for two runways would be about £620 million
(1979 prices). All the requirements listed in
paragraph 4 would be met. The difficult one would
be (c). To provide access to central Hong Kong
would involve building three bridges and an access
road from the mainland to Lantao Island at a cost
of £286 million (1979 prices) which, as it would
permit substantial development of North Lantao,
would by no means be wholly a charge to the airport.
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