for the economy regardless
as
to whether it was funded publicly or privately (for Chek Lap Kok, the cost of the airport in 1986 prices is estimated at $21.34 billion excluding user and Government facilities though the recent Hopewell Holdings Ltd/Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd proposal has been costed by that consortium at only $5.1 billion);
(b) the distance from central, urban Hong Kong and hence the need to provide an adequate surface transport infrastructure;
(c) the dislocation of air service support industries in and around Kai Tak and possible consequential compensation;
(d)
(e)
Option 2
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claims
for
in the case of Chek Lap Kok (though not the Hopewell Holdings Ltd/Cheung Kong Holdings. Ltd proposal), the vulnerability of access and egress by reason of
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(i) damage by shipping to, or blockage by vehicles of, a bridge system linking the islands with the mainland, or
(ii) high winds or typhoons;
insofar as Deep Bay is concerned, the environmental and hydrological implications. of reclamation within the
the whole bay area. The latter might require flood control work on both the Hong Kong and Chinese sides of the bay. Access to ports in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
Zone (SEZ) might also be affected. There would also be implications for the BBC relay station, the preservation of the Mai Po Marshes, and possible birdstrike hazards. In addition, this site would entail some overflying of China which might cause problems for some airlines, in particular China Airlines.
China/Hong Kong Joint Airport at the Border
Given periodic, but not always consistent, reports of Chinese plans to build new airports in Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Guangzhou, China might be interested in a joint airport, which would replace Kai Tak and also serve the Shenzhen SEZ if not a wider area. The airport would straddle the border.
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