Tag Archives: Hong Kong International Airport

Australia and the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Marcus Wong

In June 2019 protests broke out over Hong Kong, opposing legislation proposed by the government of Hong Kong, which would allow local authorities to detain and extradite people who are wanted in territories that Hong Kong does not have extradition […]

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Charts and plans for Kai Tak Airport

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Kai Tak Airport was once the international airport for Hong Kong, with the single runway and eight jetbridges somehow handing 30 million passengers and 1.5 million tonnes of freight per year, before it was replaced by the current Hong Kong […]

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Gate numbering at Hong Kong International Airport

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Marcus Wong

Gate numbers at airports is something taken as a given by passengers – you get told which one your flight is leaving from, and you make sure you get there on time! However the other day I was taking a […]

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Bridging a taxiway at Hong Kong Airport

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Marcus Wong

In 2017 the Hong Kong Airport Authority announced an interesting project – a bridge so tall that double decker A380 ‘super jumbo’ jets could pass under. The South China Morning Post had this to say on the proposal. Boarding a […]

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Recreating Hong Kong scenes in Lego

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Marcus Wong

Over the years I’ve stumbled upon a number of Hong Kong scenes recreated in Lego. Back in 2010 this collection of Lego scenes from the “Lego Architects – Features of Hong Kong” competition was on display at the Hong Kong […]

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