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Hong Kong's third runway proposal
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Hong Kong court slams Airport Authority, Aecom over exploiting expert
Rocky Cheung cleared of fraud-related charges after judge finds he inadvertently created false inspection records due to heavy workload.
15 Oct 2024 - 12:28AM
Ex-Airport Authority executive pleads guilty to taking HK$3.3 million in bribes
5 Sep 2024 - 4:10PM
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Use the third runway to cement Hong Kong’s hub status
21 Jul 2024 - 7:30AM
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HK$7 million payouts offered as Hong Kong airport bids to fill new runway slots
HK$7m cash carrots part of two-pronged plan to encourage airlines to add new destinations and boost number of long-haul flights.
16 Jul 2024 - 9:08PM
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Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific urged to improve as third runway boosts capacity
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung says city cannot wait for Cathay recovery; other airlines lobbied to maximise traffic through airport.
12 Jul 2024 - 12:30PM
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Hong Kong airport passengers departing city to pay more in security fees in 2025
Passenger security charge at Hong Kong International Airport to increase from HK$55 to HK$65 in January 2025.
14 May 2024 - 5:31PM
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Debt burden to fund Hong Kong’s airport expansion soars to HK$123 billion
Legco panel hears that Covid-19 crisis caused ‘significant’ increases in the amount of debt linked to airport project.
7 May 2024 - 11:47PM
Hong Kong airport expansion project will be finished on time, No 2 official vows
Airport’s new three-runway system will be completed this year, Chief Secretary Eric Chan insists, as suggestions of delays are dismissed.
3 Feb 2024 - 7:15PM
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Bond to help Hong Kong airport runway weather cash storm
Investors can play their part as Hong Kong airport seeks to open its third such facility, but there is no time to lose for struggling aviation hub.
24 Jan 2024 - 6:31AM
Hong Kong airport ex-general manager, wife of former executive charged in bribe case
Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) alleges payments relate to HK$200 million worth of work contracts.
15 Feb 2023 - 8:10PM
Hong Kong airport executive, subcontractor charged in third-runway bribes case
Independent Commission Against Corruption lays charges against Airport Authority principal manager Ricky Lee, 47, and Carol Engineering boss Ng Kai-on, 65.
19 Aug 2022 - 1:51PM
4 Hong Kong Airport Authority managers arrested on suspicion of receiving bribes
Independent Commission Against Corruption arrests 30 people in connection with bribes for awarding contracts.
18 Aug 2022 - 11:28PM
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Hong Kong travellers could ‘continue paying airport construction fees until 2033’
Airport Authority says it has been affected by lack of income from construction fees as a result of sharp drop in passenger numbers in past two years.
23 May 2022 - 6:19PM
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Hong Kong’s third runway ready for take off, but who will use it now?
Construction on HK$141.5 billion project began in 2016 and partial launch of new runway is expected this year.
21 Apr 2022 - 7:30PM
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HK$100 million owed in wage row over Hong Kong airport runway project: lawmaker
Lawmaker Edward Lau urges Airport Authority to respond in the next two days to demands of workers and subcontractors involved in labour dispute.
17 Nov 2021 - 11:13PM
Hong Kong Airport Authority warns contractors over wage row
Operator of city’s aviation hub also gives reassurance that mega development will not be delayed or overrun budget.
16 Nov 2021 - 11:02PM
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How Hong Kong’s third runway reclamation success can aid housing effort
The use of deep cement mixing helps avoid the release of large amounts of marine sediment and traffic, easing environmental concerns. Future reclamation works can benefit as it provides a good alternative to lengthy land resumption.
27 Oct 2021 - 6:45AM
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Tarmac works for Hong Kong’s third runway completed
Airport bosses give most substantive update of project since construction started in 2016, including assurance that plan is on schedule and within budget.
7 Sep 2021 - 6:30PM
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Hong Kong aviation will soar with Zhuhai airport move
8 Dec 2020 - 6:30AM
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Investors clamour to invest in Hong Kong airport’s perpetual bonds
The airport authority’s debt sale took the form of US-dollar perpetual debt, a first for an airport globally.
2 Dec 2020 - 11:02PM
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The inconvenient truth behind Carrie Lam’s Lantau Tomorrow Vision
The chief executive is determined to push ahead with her Lantau Tomorrow Vision as a solution to the housing crisis, but the environmental costs – for both Hong Kong and the mainland – are being glossed over and less ecologically damaging options effaced.
28 Oct 2020 - 8:18AM
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Hong Kong Airport Authority, conservation body urged to cooperate on dolphins
Annual population surveys of the endangered dolphins conducted by the two bodies routinely deliver vastly different results.
7 Sep 2020 - 10:03PM
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Hong Kong airport CEO faces arduous task to keep aviation hub humming
Five years into his job as chief executive officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong, Fred Lam is facing his gravest challenge to keep one of the world’s busiest airports humming.
6 Dec 2019 - 12:32PM
Neighbouring provinces offer boost to Hong Kong’s third runway – with sand
Chief executive announces mainland Chinese help for project, which was delayed for four months by the suspension of sand supplies and bad weather. But legislator notes lack of details given about the plan.
16 May 2019 - 11:23PM
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Shenzhen airspace push highlights Hong Kong’s third runway blunder
A new runway on the Chinese mainland so close to Hong Kong’s own expanded airport will surely worsen congestion in the skies.
14 May 2019 - 1:00PM
Hong Kong’s status as global air hub unbeatable in bay area: Paul Chan
Finance secretary says authorities are pushing for value-added air cargo and logistics businesses. He allays fears about competition from neighbouring city, saying Hong Kong should figure itself out what works best for it.
8 May 2019 - 7:15PM
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Three ways Hong Kong airport can beat rivals in the region
27 Apr 2019 - 1:00PM
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Hong Kong airport must meet the challenges of regional competition
With consultation and coordination, its operations and role and those of the Greater Bay Area’s other airports can be better defined.
24 Apr 2019 - 11:24PM
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Hong Kong's third runway proposal
A proposal to build a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport to accommodate more travellers and cargo has sparked controversy as critics have expressed concern over its possible environmental impact.
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9 September, 2024
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