TNAG-2258-FCO40-3254-Hong-Kong-Port-and-Airport-Development-Strategy-(PADS)-Brit-1991 — Page 23

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9.

Nim

The

Wan

possibility

of having a replacement airport at

(Deep Bay) was in fact seriously considered in 1983

but the option was found to be less attractive than the Chek

Lap Kok option in the following aspects :

(a) with the Chinese

authorities' decision to build a

new airport for domestic services at Huangtian, it

seems

highly likely that the NW-SE flight paths

associated

with that airport would result in serious

airspace conflicts with NE-SW movements of aircraft

using a Deep Bay facility, thus making airspace

management very difficult;

(b)

over the recent years, substantial port development

has occurred

EW aligned

at Shekou, access to which is via the

Urmston Road. With a new airport at the

SE part of Deep Bay, it is likely that shipping

movements would have to be restricted from passing

the ends of the runways while the runways are in

According to an estimate by consultants, about

130,000 vessels per

use.

this channel to and

annum could be expected to use

from the Pearl River ports by

2006. The channel is also used by vessels using the

new Shekou port.

regulate this volume

It

with aircraft movements;

Would not be practical to

of shipping to avoid conflict

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