5:03 pm - Friday May 18, 2012

HK Unveils Airport Development Plan

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) unveiled phase 1 midfield development project of Hong Kong international airport on Tuesday.

The AA said in a statement that the 7 billion HK dollars (900 million U.S. dollars) phase 1 development of the midfield includes the building of a new midfield concourse with 20 aircraft parking stands, a new cross-field taxiway and the extension of the existing automated people mover (APM) to the midfield concourse.

Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, the Chairman of the AA, said, ” Equipping Hong Kong International Airport with sufficient handling capacity is key to strengthening Hong Kong’s competitiveness as a leading regional and international aviation center, and a preferred gateway to the Mainland.”

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