BARRELING AHEAD: TERMINAL REAFFIRMS HONG KONG'S STATUS AS GATEWAY TO CHINA
This article focuses on Hong Kong's $21-billion program to build a new airport connecting road and rail links to its central district. Each portion of the project is designed to retain the former British colony's status as the gateway to China. The focal point of the project is the new terminal being fitted out at Chek Lap Kok island located 27-kilometers from central Hong Kong. Officials estimate that this could be the world's busiest airport after opening in 1998. The terminal will have 39 gates, all capable of handling the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Boeing 747. The terminal's automated people mover is placed in the first of building's eight levels. It includes a cut-and-cover tunnel built under a separate foundations contract. The construction theme is based on modularization. The construction progress, which includes a fabrication, modules, glass walls, and a conventional baggage handling system, is detailed. Airport officials are confident of meeting the terminal's October 1997 completion date.
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Authors:
- Kosowatz, J J
- Reina, P
- Publication Date: 1997-7-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 30-35
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Serial:
- ENR
- Volume: 239
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
- ISSN: 0891-9526
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airport terminals; Airports; Baggage; Baggage handling; Cut and cover tunneling; Fabrication; International airports; Modular structures; People movers; Structural design
- Uncontrolled Terms: Airport design
- Geographic Terms: Hong Kong (China)
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Finance; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00738401
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 14 1997 12:00AM