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(a)
Airport
diversion of traffic through Shenzhen
could reduce HDA's chances of obtaining approvals
to open new routes and gain additional capacity on
existing routes.
If access to Shenzhen Airport
becomes more established, it will encourage PRC
airlines to open new services to Shenzhen rather
than increasing frequencies into Hong Kong. This
will undermine the effectiveness of our strategy
of making further expansion of capacity on
existing routes and the opening of new routes for
PRC airlines contingent on HDA gaining reciprocal
increase in capacity on existing routes and access
to the new points it wishes to serve;
(b) if a direct bus link between Shenzhen and Kai Tak
airports is proven to be convenient, coupled
together with special immigration and customs
arrangements, the price sensitive segment of the
China bound market in Hong Kong could be attracted
direct to Shenzhen.
8.
While
some form of
HDA have
verbally indicated their acceptance of
transport links between Hong Kong and Shenzhen
Airport, they have asked that any proposed bus service should
originate/terminate at Kai Tak but somewhere in town (thus
not
making it less user-friendly).
Recent Developments on Transport Links
(a) Sea Links
9.
A
construction
four-berth
passenger ferry terminal is under
to the north of Shenzhen Airport specifically to
provide a link between the airport and the nearby areas of
Macau, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The terminal is about 37
nautical miles from Tsim Sha Tsui and depending on the ferry
type, the journey time
might take between 2 1/2 hours (for
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