Wed, 03/21/2012 - 11:03 — Anonymous by Rachel Sang-hee HanThe Hong Kong
government has conditionally approved the proposal to build a third runway at
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The announcement came on Tuesday
despite concerns of pollution and encroachment on the habitat of China's
endangered white dolphins. The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) says a
quantitative survey held last summer, as part of a three-month public
consultation period on the expansion of the airport, showed that 73 percent
of the respondents preferred the three-runway option. The alternative was
maintaining the two-runway system, yet adding more facilities such as another
passenger concourse. "Our airport's future development into a three-runway
system is crucial if we are to maintain Hong Kong's status as a leading
international and regional aviation center," said Dr. Marvin Cheung Kin-tung,
chairman of the AAHK. read more
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