The Legislative Council Panel on Economic Development conducted a visit to the Three-Runway System project site at Hong Kong International Airport ("HKIA") today (28 September) to better understand the latest development of the project.

Members first viewed the Three-Runway System project site from the HKIA Tower rooftop balcony and received a briefing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Airport Authority Hong Kong ("AAHK"), Mr Fred LAM Tin-fuk, on the construction progress, as well as the contribution of the Three-Runway System on enhancing Hong Kong's status as an international aviation hub.  Mr LAM also briefed Members on the development strategy of AAHK, under which HKIA would be transformed from a city airport into an Airport City through various development projects, thereby creating synergistic benefits to the economy of Hong Kong and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Members then took a boat trip to the Three-Runway System reclamation works area to visit the Third Runway where the pavement construction works have been newly completed.  Members also saw for themselves the construction progress of related infrastructure.  They were pleased to learn that AAHK could commission the Third Runway and the entire Three-Runway System in 2022 and 2024 respectively as originally planned.

Members who participated in the visit were the Panel Chairman, Hon Christopher CHEUNG Wah-fung; Panel members Hon Steven HO Chun-yin, Hon YIU Si-wing, Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok, Hon SHIU Ka-fai and Hon LUK Chung-hung; as well as non-Panel members Hon WONG Ting-kwong, Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu and Hon YUNG Hoi-yan.

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The Legislative Council Panel on Economic Development today (28 September) conducts a visit to the Three-Runway System project site at Hong Kong International Airport.  Photo shows Members receiving a briefing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, Mr Fred LAM Tin-fuk (third left), on the latest development of the project.

Members of the Legislative Council visit the Three-Runway System project site. Photo shows Members receiving a briefing on the airfield ground lighting.

Members of the Legislative Council take a group photo at the Third Runway where the pavement construction works have been newly completed.

(From left) The Head of the Airport Expansion Project Coordination Office of the Transport and Housing Bureau, Mr Raymond CHENG Nim-tai; the Executive Director of the Third Runway of Airport Authority Hong Kong ("AAHK"), Mr Kevin POOLE; Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu; Hon Steven HO Chun-yin; Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok; Hon Christopher CHEUNG Wah-fung; the Chief Executive Officer of AAHK, Mr Fred LAM Tin-fuk; Hon WONG Ting-kwong; Hon YUNG Hoi-yan; Hon SHIU Ka-fai; Hon YIU Si-wing; Hon LUK Chung-hung; and the Deputy Director of the Third Runway Project Management of AAHK, Mr Tommy LEUNG King-yin.

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