Building mining experience. (international interest of contractors and...

Mining Magazine;  December 1, 1991 ;     700+ words ......the platform for Hong Kong's new Chek Lap Kok airport. With an earthmoving requirement...for the airport, the island of Chek Lap Kok is, put simply, to be flattened...increased, from 280 ha to 1,200 ha. Chek Lap Kok lies on the north side of Lantau...

Set to Fly, Hong Kong's Airport Flops Instead; At New Facility, $20...

The Washington Post;  July 9, 1998 ;     475 words ......operations today, the airport at Chek Lap Kok has had to surrender most cargo...ground-handling companies working at Chek Lap Kok. "We've had significant delays...service supervisor. For passengers at Chek Lap Kok, things are slowly improving after...

THAI re-routes cargoes for HK to Macau, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  July 19, 1998 ;     636 words ......existing uncleared cargo from the new Chek Lap Kok airport to the old Kai Tak airport...and delays due to inability of Chek Lap Kok airport's main freight handler...Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok after its computerised system broke...

Hong Kong Airport Night Move to Go Ahead

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 5, 1998 ;     557 words ......airport operations from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok will go ahead as planned late Sunday...Harbor to ship heavier loads to Chek Lap Kok, to where 31 airliners will make...functional airport, whether Kai Tak or Chek Lap Kok, according to the AA, which is...

Flight Training Center to Be Set up at HK New Airport

Xinhua English Newswire;  March 23, 1997 ;     152 words ......training center at the New Airport at Chek Lap Kok, according to today's South China...new headquarters and a hotel at Chek Lap Kok. The report said in-house studies...benefits in locating the complex at Chek Lap Kok rather than develop it at any other...

Cathay Pacific

Xinhua English Newswire;  June 13, 1998 ;     291 words ......their first take-off and landing at Chek Lap Kok. The two passenger airliners took...airport and ferried over to land at Chek Lap Kok without passengers onboard at 12...wide- bodied aircraft to land at Chek Lap Kok. But it was a small aircraft of...

Troubled waters.(ASIA)(Hong Kong's humpback dolphins)(Brief article)

Earth Island Journal;  June 22, 2008 ;     245 words ......struggling to survive near Hung Kong's Chek Lap Kok International Airport. But since...The initial construction of the Chek Lap Kok airport in 1998 destroyed a large...dolphins' habitat. Two islands--Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau--were merged through...

Police Ready for Opening of Hong Kong New Airport

Xinhua English Newswire;  June 16, 1998 ;     172 words ...The police station at the Chek Lap Kok new airport is operating in full...spokesman said here Tuesday the Chek Lap Kok police station is now running at...familiarize themselves with the 1,248-ha Chek Lap Kok platform by patrolling the area...

Hong Kong's airport : Bad landing.(airplane crash in Hong Kong)(Brief...

The Economist (US);  August 28, 1999 ;     476 words ......that dominated the new airport at Chek Lap Kok this week was a blackened, upside-do...landing of its own. The opening of Chek Lap Kok on July 6th last year was timed...handle nearly 90m passengers a year, Chek Lap Kok will probably get fewer than 30m...

Out with the old and colorful; in with the new and functional

AP Online;  July 4, 1998 ;     644 words ......new Hong Kong International at Chek Lap Kok opens for business. It's a bittersweet...roof-skimming approaches over Hong Kong. Chek Lap Kok, dedicated by Chinese President...last week, just won't be the same. Chek Lap Kok's eight-level passenger terminal...

How to avoid that sinking feeling. (building a new airport in Hong Kong)

The Economist (US);  February 4, 1995 ;     700+ words ......want to endure. The new island of Chek Lap Kok, the site of Hong Kong's new airport...colony is handed back to China. As Chek Lap Kok rises, however, another new Asian...platform for the new Kansai airport. Chek Lap Kok was built in a different way, and...

Shenzhen Airport Assisting Chek Lap Kok

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 17, 1998 ;     229 words ......freight handling difficulties at Chek Lap Kok, the special administratives region...flights and all cargo transfered from Chek Lap Kok. Korean Airlines was the first...temporary handling facility for Chek Lap Kok. The Korean company will reroute...

TENSION MOUNTS AS CLK TENDERS CLOSE

Airports International;  April 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......some of the 78 shops on offer at Chek Lap Kok. DOUG NEWHOUSE Several of the world...planning their bidding strategies for Chek Lap Kok airport for over a year, but when...says his group will 'go hard for Chek Lap Kok'. DFS Group Hong Kong President...

Chronology of Hong Kong New Airport

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 5, 1998 ;     686 words ......Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok in a chronological order: Oct...plan to construct a new airport at Chek Lap Kok was announced by the then Governor...of the 1,248-hectare platform at Chek Lap Kok on which the new airport was to...

First Aircraft Landing Performed at HK New Airport

Xinhua English Newswire;  February 20, 1997 ;     432 words ......today at the southern runway of the Chek Lap Kok new airport. Carrying five passengers...the first of the two runways of Chek Lap Kok after a journey of 15 to 20 minutes...installed at Kai Tak, the ILS at Chek Lap Kok can allow aircraft to land on the...