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The Hong Kong Airport Core Programme was a series of infrastructural works organised by the government of Hong Kong during the 1990s, with the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok as its central project. The programme was part of Port and Airport Development Strategy, more commonly known as Rose Garden Project. The plan originally cost over 200 billion, but the Chinese Government was worried this expensive project would use up all the financial reserve of the future Hong Kong Government. After a lot of amendment(including shortening of Tsing Ma Bridge).
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The Hong Kong Airport Core Programme was a series of infrastructural works organised by the government of Hong Kong during the 1990s, with the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok as its central project. The programme was part of Port and Airport Development Strategy, more commonly known as Rose Garden Project. The plan originally cost over 200 billion, but the Chinese Government was worried this expensive project would use up all the financial reserve of the future Hong Kong Government. After a lot of amendment(including shortening of Tsing Ma Bridge). The whole plan finally cost HK$ 160.2 billion (160,200,000,000). The construction of whole project last for 8 years, is the most enormous infrastructure project in Hong Kong's history.
History
After the Second World War, there had been plans to replace the old Kai Tak Airport with a new one. However, due to financial and political reasons, the plan was abandoned in 1951, while the Hong Kong Government decided to expand the original airport instead.
In the 1970s, as there was great development in the economy of Hong Kong, the idea was mentioned again. The Government earmarked Chek Lap Kok as the new airport's site. However, the plan was shelved in 1983 because the future of Hong Kong was not clear and the then government did not have a large enough budget for such an expensive project.
In 1984, as the Sino-British Joint Declaration was settled, the Hong Kong government decided to go forward with the plan. The plan was announced on 11 October 1989 by the then Governor Wilson, and it was perceived as part of the government's effort to reinstate confidence in Hong Kong after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The Hong Kong public was initially surprised by the huge budget and there were concerns if it would drain much of public revenue. The programme was completed as the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok opened in July 1998.
The Ten Core Construction
The programme included:
It is the core part of this massive project. There were initially three site to select building the new airport. At last, H.K. government had selected Chek Lap Kok due to its potential developing power, also it lay out the other 9 core construction of the Airport Core Programme.
The construction finally started at 1992. Initially it was planned to finish at Mid-1997. Chris Patten also expressed his hope of leaving Hong Kong at the new airport after the Transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong. Sadly, his hope didn't come true. The airport finally come into operation at 6 July1998, cost about USD$2 billion.
Airport Railway
The Airport Railway is the High-speed rail will be built in between Hong Kong Airport and Kowloon Peninsula and Hong Kong Island. The plan includes two routes, which are the Airport Express and Tung Chung Line. These two lines share the tracks for parts of their journey now, but initially the airport railway was planned to be a 4-tracked design.
Building of Bridges
- Building of bridges (including the Tsing Ma Bridge) to connect Lantau Island with Kowloon Peninsula.
Construction of expressways
Route 3 is one of the 9 Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit number System of Hong Kong. Linking Sai Ying Punon Hong Kong Island and Yuen Long at New Territories. The Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi section was built in purpose
to link up the Lantau Link and West Kowloon Corridor.
The Kwai Chung Section is at a length of 3 km. The route bypasses the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals including the Cheung Tsing Bridge, connecting the southern part of Lai Chi Kok and the Tsing Yi Island. It is the only highway contain a 8-lane dual carriageway.
Construction of a third cross-harbour tunnel
Land reclamation in the northern part of Hong Kong Island
Development of a new town
Exhibition
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