Hong Kong has a highly developed and sophisticated transport network,encompassing both public and private transport. Based on Hong Kong Government's Travel Characteristics Survey,over 90% of daily journeys are on public transport,the highest rate in the world. However,in 2014 the Transport Advisory Committee,which advises the Government on transportation issues,issued a report on the much-worsened congestion problem in Hong Kong and pointed at the excessive growth of private cars during the past 10–15 years.
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CPA),more widely known as Cathay Pacific (Chinese:國泰航空),is the flag carrier of Hong Kong,with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations and subsidiaries have scheduled passenger and cargo services to over 190 destinations and present in more than 60 countries worldwide including codeshares and joint ventures. Cathay Pacific operates a fleet consisting of Airbus A321,Airbus A321neo,Airbus A330,Airbus A350,and Boeing 777 aircraft. Cathay Cargo operates two models of the Boeing 747. Defunct wholly-owned subsidiary airline Cathay Dragon,which ceased operations in 2020,previously flew to 44 destinations in the Asia-Pacific region from its Hong Kong base. In 2010,Cathay Pacific and Cathay Pacific Cargo (then Cathay Cargo),together with Dragonair (then Cathay Dragon),carried nearly 27 million passengers and over 1.8 million tons of cargo and mail.
The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 170,900 in 2018.
Hong Kong International Airport is a major international airport and the primary airport that serves Hong Kong,a special administrative region (SAR) of China. The airport is built entirely on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok at the west of the city. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport,to distinguish it from its predecessor,the former Kai Tak Airport.
Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. Officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998,it is often referred to as Hong Kong International Airport,Kai Tak,or simply Kai Tak and Kai Tak International Airport,to distinguish it from its successor,Chek Lap Kok International Airport,built on reclaimed and levelled land around the islands of Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau,30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west.
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB) is a 55-kilometre (34 mi) bridge–tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges,an undersea tunnel,and four artificial islands. It is both the longest sea crossing and the longest open-sea fixed link in the world. The HZMB spans the Lingding and Jiuzhou channels,connecting Hong Kong,Macau,and Zhuhai—three major cities on the Pearl River Delta in China.
Tung Chung,meaning "eastern stream",is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island,Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns,it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay,and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of Lantau Island. The area was once an important defence stronghold against pirates and foreign military during the Ming and the Qing dynasties.
Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau,it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the 12.48 square kilometres (4.82 sq mi) island for the current Hong Kong International Airport,which opened for commercial aviation in 1998. The airport is popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport to distinguish it from the former Hong Kong International Airport,now commonly known as Kai Tak Airport (啟德機場).
Roberto Alexandre Vieira Ribeiro is a Hong Kong judge and honorary lecturer in law at the University of Hong Kong. He is currently one of the three permanent judges for the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong,and is the longest serving judge in that court.
The Airport Express is one of the ten lines of the Hong Kong MTR system. It links the urban area with the Hong Kong International Airport and the AsiaWorld–Expo exhibition and convention centre.
The Aviation history of Hong Kong began in Sha Tin on 18 March 1911,when Belgian pilot Charles den Born successfully took off on an aeroplane retrospectively named Spirit of Sha Tin. A replica of the aircraft is hung at the new Chep Lap Kok airport above the arrivals hall.
Hong Kong Express Airways Limited,commonly known as Hong Kong Express or HK Express,is a Hong Kong–based low-cost airline fully owned by Cathay Pacific Airways. It provides scheduled air service to 27 destinations in Asia,including Cambodia,China,Japan,South Korea,the Northern Mariana Islands,Taiwan,Thailand and Vietnam. The airline's main hub at Hong Kong International Airport uses a fleet that consists exclusively of the Airbus A320 family. The company slogan is Your Move.
North Lantau Highway is an expressway forming part of Hong Kong's Route 8,linking Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau Island with the rest of the territory. The road has three lanes in each direction for its entire length with full-width hard shoulders for emergencies and breakdowns. The speed limit is 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph) for most of its length,the highest of any road in Hong Kong.
The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) is the civil aviation authority of Hong Kong,headquartered at Hong Kong International Airport. The department is responsible for providing air traffic control services to all aircraft operating within the Hong Kong Flight Information Region. It reports to the Transport and Logistics Bureau of the Hong Kong Government. The current Director-General of Civil Aviation is Victor Liu Chi-yung.
Skypier is a cross-border ferry pier integrated within Hong Kong International Airport,Chek Lap Kok,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is operated by Hong Kong International Airport Ferry Terminal Services Limited,a joint-venture company between Chu Kong Passenger Transport Co.,Ltd and Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited. At this pier,passengers aboard can transit from Hong Kong International Airport to piers in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province or vice versa,without immigration and customs clearance through Hong Kong.
Cathay Pacific City,often referred as Cathay City,is the headquarters of Cathay Pacific,Hong Kong's flag-carrying airline. It is located at Hong Kong International Airport,on the south side.
Hong Kong Airport Services Limited(HAS) was founded in 1995 and began operations in July 1998 with the opening of Chek Lap Kok International Airport. It employs approximately 3,100 people and owns a fleet of over 3,000 ground-support equipment and vehicles. It is a totally owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific,with offices located at Cathay City,Cathay House,Passenger Terminal Building and Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal.
The Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link is a road project in the New Territories,Hong Kong. It comprises two elements:the "Northern Connection" and the "Southern Connection". The Northern Connection comprises an undersea tunnel crossing the Urmston Road,linking Tuen Mun to the "Boundary Crossing Facilities" (BCF),an artificial peninsula connected to Hong Kong International Airport. The Southern Connection,officially named Shun Long Road,comprises viaducts linking the BCF to North Lantau Highway on Lantau Island.
Scenic Hill is a hill on Chek Lap Kok,Hong Kong,and stands at a height of 77 metres (253 ft) above the sea level. Today,Scenic Hill is the tallest point on Chek Lap Kok Island,which houses Hong Kong International Airport. In the 1990s,taller nearby mountains on Chek Lap Kok Island were bulldozed to make reclaimed-land for the airport.
Airport Tunnel is a road tunnel located in Chek Lap Kok,Lantau Island,Hong Kong,which connects Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port with Hong Kong International Airport.
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