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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