History
Annex A
Airport-Related Consultancies
Civil Aviation Department
Department recognised in an
The
in-house study undertaken between 1969 and 1971
and 1971 that Kai
Tak would not cope with demand post mid-1980's.
conclusion was based
But this
foreseen runway capacity limits -
no account was taken of the advent of wide-bodied aircraft
which entered the market about 1971 and helped
helped increase
efficiency of runway use.
2.
First Consultancy Study, 1973-5 Chek Lap Kok
(CLK) was selected as the best site for a new airport from
among 13 options.
3.
Second Consultancy Study,
1979-80
this
confirmed the feasibility
and need for a 2 runway, 24
hour-airport at CLK.
4.
Third Consultancy
Study, 1981-2
produced a
detailed Master Plan based on updated forecast demand for
1995 with growth to 2000. This took into account the