TNAG-2142-FCO40-3061-Hong-Kong-Port-and-Airport-Development-Strategy-(PADS)-1990 — Page 81

Annex B

PADS : Essential Background Facts

Kai Tak/Chek Lap Kok: Capacities

1.

Capacity (on completion of all improvement works) estimated to be 24 million passengers p.a. Latest estimate

is that this will be reached in 1994. Capacity on opening

of

in 1997 will Kok

be 28.6m.

one runway at Chek Lap Ultimate capacity of CLK on full development (2 runways)

80m be

p.a.

will

possible. Passenger

Kai

Tak

No further expansion of terminal capacity recently expanded

from 3400

3400 to 5300 passengers per hour. Expansion scheme now in hand to increase aircraft parking bays from 45 (in 1989) to 69 on completion.

Chek Lap Kok : Works

2.

Master Plan Consultancy to start

in June 1990.

First contract for works site preparation to start early Tenders for main contracts for seawall/reclamation

1991.

work to be called mid-1991 starting early 1992.

Port

3.

Port throughput is forecast to increase five-fold by 2011 at an annual growth rate of 8%. Over past 5 years annual growth has been at 14%. Growth already triggered work on container Terminal 8 on Stonecutters and planning

and for No. 9

Provision beyond this on Tsing Yi. multi-purpose berths only possible by adopting new strategy.

for