1990-10-03
17:56
G.I.S
Information Note
Estimates of the economic disbenefits
of not having a new airport
P.04.09
1. Different
estimates of the economic digbenefits of not
having a new airport were produced because different
consultants used different
2.
3.
them.
The
the PADS Study.
assumptions
deriving
estimates were used in different stages of
their estimate to examine
The Kai Tak Consultants used their estimate
whether it was desirable to have the Kai Tak airport
to
their estimate, the economic
Hong Kong of not catering for all the
1996 (1.e. the
retained.
According
disbenefits
to
air
year
when
the
Kai Tak
potential
passenger demand
after
airport
ilg reaches
full
capacity) would amount to HK$101 billion).
The PADS Consultants had subsequently recalculated the
disbenefits
figures for use in their evaluation of
alternative
airport strategies, namely the Chek Lap Kok
replacement
replacement
airport strategy and the
airport strategy.
West
Harbour
Instead of giving a
single estimate,
they
reckoned that the amount of net
(1) At 1987 prices, for the period from 1997 to 2010.