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Project Name: Hong Kong International Airport, third runway, project

Host Country: China

Project Duration: October 3rd, 2016- August 28th, 2022

Project Specification：

As a super project with large scale, high standard requirements, strong comprehensiveness, and high social concern, the third runway system project of the Hong Kong International Airport has a total investment of 141.5 billion HK dollars and is the largest infrastructure project in terms of investment since Hong Kong opened as a commercial port.

The project, with the contract amount of 23.29 billion HK dollars, and the reclamation area of about 6.5 million m2, and a backfilling volume of about 9500 m3, mainly consists of land formation, seawall construction, foundation treatment, monitoring, and detection instruments and equipment installation, and drainage system modification.

Characteristics and Significance of the Project:

Since its opening at Chek Lap Kok in 1998, the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been among the busiest airports in the world and has made significant contributions to maintaining Hong Kong's status as Asia's world city and as a leading international and regional aviation center. HKIA need to expand its runway system to maintain its competitiveness due to the saturation of the existing dual runway system and the fact that many airports in Asia are actively expanding their facilities.

The third runway system of the Hong Kong International Airport is of great importance to the future development of Hong Kong, it does not only helps consolidate Hong Kong's status as an international and regional aviation hub, promoting economic development, but also provide hundreds of thousands of job opportunities. The completion of the project will improve the saturation problem of the two existing runways and will be able to cope with an additional 30 million passengers per year, which ensures the airport's sufficient capacity. By 2030, HKIA will cope with about 100 million passengers per year and 900 metric tons of cargo per year, meeting the long-distance air traffic demand of Hong Kong; HKIA is of great significance to consolidate Hong Kong's position as an international air transport hub, enhance Hong Kong's overall competitiveness, and promote Hong Kong's social and economic development.

The third runway system of the Hong Kong International Airport has been highly valued by the state leaders, obtained special inspection by the Present Xi Jinping, while listening to reports and giving important instructions. The relevant ministries and commissions of the State Council, the Liaison Office of the CPC Central Committee, and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office also paid high attention to the promotion of the project. In May 2019, the project was listed as a vital project in the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”.