DocumentCode
900917
Title
To the skies through the sea [Hong Kong airport project]
Author
Mecham, M.
Volume
32
Issue
10
fYear
1995
fDate
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
40
Lastpage
43
Abstract
The author describes how Hong Kong is developing an international airport that will accommodate growth-essential since tourism is vital to the economy of this colony of 6.1 million people. The airport will be built in two phases. Phase 1 will provide the first runway, terminal, and service facilities; phase 2 will provide a second runway and an expanded terminal. Chek Lap Kok airport actually is 10 major projects-the airport itself plus a program of nine public works to get passengers and utilities to and from the airport. The program is needed because of the staggering growth in traffic to Hong Kong, 25.9 million passengers came through Kai Tak Airport in 1994, exceeding its design capacity by nearly 2 million
Keywords
air traffic control; airports; project engineering; Chek Lap Kok airport; Hong Kong; international airport; passengers; project; runway; service facilities; terminal; tourism; utilities; Air traffic control; Airports; Buildings; Computer networks; Costs; Government; Helium; Safety; Technological innovation; Textile industry;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.464309
Filename
464309
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