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Tarmac works for Hong Kong’s third runway completed, marking halfway point of HK$141.5 billion airport expansion

  • Airport authorities give most substantive update of project since construction started in 2016, including assurance that plan is on schedule and within budget
  • City leader helms delegation of officials and stakeholders for site visit, hailing latest development an ‘important milestone’

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The third runway features some 14,000 ground lights to help guide pilots. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong airport bosses on Tuesday announced the completion of tarmac works on the third runway, marking the halfway point of a HK$141.5 billion (US$18.2 billion) expansion of the city’s aviation hub.

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In its most substantive update on the project since construction began in 2016, the Airport Authority said the process remained on schedule and within budget, a significant feat given some of the city’s major infrastructure works had encountered delays and cost overruns.

With the expected 2022 partial launch of the new runway, the existing northern stretch will be closed for modifications.

The new runway is slated for a partial launch in 2022. Photo: Winson Wong
The new runway is slated for a partial launch in 2022. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Tuesday led a delegation of about 200 officials, airline executives and other industry partners on a visit to the site, which was also opened for a media tour.
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Lam said the latest works marked an “important milestone”, and the wider “Airport City” vision – which includes a shopping and entertainment complex, as well as expanded premium logistics facilities – would put the aviation hub in good stead in a post-pandemic world.

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