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General Aviation is essential to the development and economy of any great city and country. The Chek Lap Kok Airport is not as good as you think. It is genetically designed only for general passenger and cargo transportation and is disabled for general aviation activities.
The Kai Tak Airport could have been a good complement to make up for the disabilities and short-comings of the Chek Lap Kok Airport on general aviation economy.
The
WRONG concept of regarding "Kai Tak Airport and Chek Lap Kok Airport are mutually exclusive" is only a short-sighted planning for Hong Kong. The town planning for Kai Tak is following this outdated colonial "borrowed time, borrowed space" concept without thinking of the development of Hong Kong and China as an autonomous country for millenniums. A planned preservation in the re-development of the Kai Tak Airport is a
Solution
for the Reduction of Budget Deficit, Generation of Revenue, Provision of
Employment, and the Facilitation of Economic Switch-over of Hong Kong
as badly sought after by the HKSAR Government.
However, contrary to the usual practice of planning of a great city, general aviation has never been considered by the city planners of Hong Kong. The Kai Tak airport is all dug up and scrapped. Local flying are banned from using the Chek Lap Kok Airport. Shek Kong
Airfield is opened for limited flying only on some Sundays/Saturdays. Helicopter flying at the Aviation Club will be banned when tall buildings have all built up around.
Have you thought about the future of General Aviation in Hong Kong ? What will you do ? Folding arms ? Keeping quiet when you have a lot to say for the future of Hong Kong?
Long Live
啟德機場 !
1998年7月6日零晨零時零五分，當最後一班國泰航空A340空中巴士CPA 3340班機以時速一百四十海浬的速度緩緩上昇並慢慢遠離啟德國際機場的13跑道後，航空管制員略帶
失落和傷感地道："多謝，啟德 - (Thank you! Kai Tak)"，
為這個使用了近七十四年，伴隨著香港人經歷過戰爭，動亂和經濟起飛的朋友,
世界上數一數二的一個傳奇機場，劃上了休止符。
全長11130英呎的跑道導航燈在數秒後熄滅，終結了機場的主動脈。
有如像香港的繁華一樣一去不復。
我們是不是無情地放棄了一個伴隨著我們一起成功的朋友？
我們是不是缺乏接受舊有事物的氣量？
這裡，曾經是多小香港人踏出狹小家門，放眼世界的起點。
這裡，曾有過著多少悲歡離聚散的地方，又是迎接遠方友人的聚點。
你曾在啟德機場留下過眼淚，和你的親人，友人道別嗎？
你曾經在這裡懷著無限的夢，去彼岸開拓新的理想,尋找明日的夢？
我們失去的，並不單止是飛機飛越九龍城的熱鬧，失去在九龍半山和龍翔道欣賞飛機降落美態的地點，而是那一份香港精神的動力。
每一次看到 Beyond -
情人的MTV,
看著歌迷在舊機場抵港閘口迎接他們的偶像時候，總對那份感動的歌詞留有傷感。懷念的不只是那個英年早逝的音樂天才，還有逝去那個美好的地方…
盼望我别去後會共你在遠方相聚
每一天望海,
每一天相對
盼望你現已没有讓我别去的恐懼
我即使離開,
你的天空裡
啟德，我們想念你。
Article submitted by a
Save Kai Tak Volunteer
TA on 10 August 2003.
we encourage The Citizens AND the government OF hONG KONG to join hands for building consensus and for a holistic 3-DIMENSIONAL development plan for the whole hong kong harbour including THE Kai Tak airport
The government's original concrete jungle property development plan
The Save Kai Tak Campaign's alternative Land-Sea-Air green plan
On the whole, The Save Kai Tak Campaign was a great success. The Save Kai Tak Campaign has accomplished much of its dream when the Hong Kong Government finally listened and adopted 99% of the alternative ideas and proposals of The Save Kai Tak Campaign and changed the government's original concrete-jungle property development plan of Kai Tak into our Save Kai Tak Campaign dream that includes the following :
- a large metropolitan park,
- a runway park,
- a huge multi-purpose Olympic sports stadium complex and sports park,
- continuous waterfront promenade and waterfront bazaar, picnic area, fishing decks,
- the lowering of housing height to preserve views for the beautiful legendary Lion rock and Kowloon Hill ridge lines,
- the preservation of views to Lei Yue Mun,
- the preservation of the Kai Tak Air Traffic Control Tower,
- provision of helicopter facilities at the tip of the Kai Tak Runway,
- Aviation museum, Kai Tak Heritage Trail and the preservation of heritage buildings of flying schools, Runway Fir Station,
- hot air balloon station,
- amphitheatre,
- aero-modelling grounds,
- cycling tracks,
- high percentage of green tree and grass lawn areas,
- leisure boating and water activity facilities,
- Tourism Node and cruise terminal.
- a low emission monorail mass transit system in lieu of roads for fossil fuels cars
However the great setback is the failure of the government to recognise the importance of AVIATION EDUCATION and to refuse to support AVIATION EDUCATION by the preservation of a little 799M short runway to provide for a training ground for the development of AVIATION EDUCATION in Hong Kong.
We will continue our effort of promoting aviation education for our children and younger generation. Details are in the next web page titled The Promotion of Aviation Education Campaign.
The FAI supporting our Save Kai Tak Campaign
(Support Letter signed by Mr. Max Bishop, Secretary General, FAI 14 July 2004)
Click here to See the Agenda for The Save Kai Tak Campaign's Presentation at the Legco Panel on Planning, lands and Works
Shelving of Kai Tak
runway draws fire
The government came
under fire Tuesday after confirming it has ruled out a proposal to build a
runway as part of the Kai Tak redevelopment plan.
Click here to see the HK Standard's Report by its journalist
Leslie Kwoh
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
The
government came under fire Tuesday after confirming it has ruled out a proposal
to build a runway as part of the Kai Tak redevelopment plan.
Double Click here to see The Save Kai Tak Campaign's presentation and proposals at the District Forum (3) by Francis Chin (Sorry the clip is now deleted from the Planning Department web site and becomes unavailable.)
Hear the latest panel discussion on Saving kai Tak on Radio Television Hong Kong- radio 3 after the Government has scraped its plans for Kai Tak after the High Court ruling. Now the planning is back to square one and the Government is inviting all Hong Kong people to submit their suggestions and idea for the re-development of Kai Tak.
CLICK http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio3/backchat/20040921.html for a completed replay. make sure you have turned on your computer's loud speakers
Click here to See the latest comprehensive report of the Hong Kong Standard about our SAVE KAI TAK CAMPAIGN on 4 April 2004 ( Click either part 1, part 2, or part 3)
Click here to see the list of people supported and made submission to the Government at Stage 1
Our exhibition booth had a full house at the Hong Kong Aviation Day on 13 and 14 December 2003 at Kai Tak Airport. We were swamped by five thousands of supporters for 2 full days signing up to support the Save Kai Tak Campaign. Francis Chow, Joanlin, Calvin, Louis, Shirley, Mike, Connie and many Scouts from the 205th Kowloon Scout Group have volunteered to man the booth and to prepare the collector's limited edition Centenary of Flying Commemoration Certificates for our supporters.
We have reserved a limited number of the Centenary of Flying Commemoration Certificates for those who were unable to come to our booth because of work, duty or being overseas. Please email us at chinyiucheong@hotmail.com if you wish to sign up to support the Save Kai Tak Campaign and to receive this beautiful collector's limited edition certificate.
再建啟德機場
其實只要一個小型的機場，是可以為香港帶來不小的好處和利益。 我們認為保留一個
5,000英呎的小型啟德機場有以下好處:
容許多元化航空事業發展
由於赤立角機場興建成本高昂，只有高回報的航空事業能使用運作存在，不能容許多元化航空事業發展。例如香港有地理條件發展成南中國小型商用飛機，直昇機的中心，為100-300海浬內鄰近地區(例如，汕頭，海豐)提供服務。但由於國際機場運作成本高昂，容不下這樣的小型航空公司發展，平白地浪費了香港地理上的優勢。一條5,000英呎的跑道已容許大部份30座以下的小型商用飛機昇降，並為小型航空公司提供基地場所。
且外，目前的赤立角機場遠離市中心，並不方便遊客使用觀光飛機/直昇機昇降。市中心亦沒有較具規模的機場提供足夠直升機運作的地點。讓小型機場設在市中心，更能方便需要使用之人仕。
啟德機場歷史博物館
啟德機場是一項世界奇蹟, 它是最危險的機場，亦是最安全的機場。陪伴著香港的經濟發展黃金時期。
一些舊日大型運行器材，飛機和模型都可以安放在這個大型機場歷史博物館。沒有跑道的機場博物館，有如沒有靈魂的驅體一樣，只是空洞平白的介紹。只有在真正的飛機場運作下，才可以增加參觀者，下一代對舊機場運作的了解。
發展航空活動/培養本地航空業人員
香港作為世界航空樞紐，擁有世界上數一數二繁忙的國際機場，但所有航空人員均需要在海外訓練，各級航空管理員，飛機師，航空工程人員均需海外培訓，
成本昂貴。自從遠東航空訓練學校關閉後，本港再沒有提供有關訓練的機構。航空業是終身行業，投身者必需要對飛行有濃厚興趣，要吸引更多新一代投入航空事業，必先要培養投身者對飛行，航空的興趣和熱誠。
目前基本上香港是沒有任何民用機場提供業餘飛行活動場所。石崗軍用機場只能提供極有限度服務。市民最近要到珠海，番禺甚至海外等地進行飛行活動。因此亦削弱了本土消費。政府是有需要提供民用航空場所供各種航空活動，普及航空活動和培養人才，提高市民生活素質。
緊急用途
當遇上大型事故時，用作處理災民，物資中心。甚至提供救援飛機作緊急降落,目前赤立角機場只有一條陸上幹線聯繫市區，並不是一個能夠全天候運作機場，當遇上了颱風，大霧時，或大橋結構受到破壞時，甚至只是在橋上發生交通事故，直昇機和飛機都未必能及時支援到市區的緊密需要。又例如當發生地震，疫症時，要設立臨時醫院等，物資分發中心等。需要時甚至可以讓國家的救援人員和物資立即送達到市中心。
在SARS發生之前，香港社會普遍一直缺乏危機意識和準備，但這種觀念應予立即改變。
大型活動場所
可用作偶然性的戶外演唱會，展覽會，大型嘉年華會場等大型活動，甚至舉行航空展覽會等，對推動香港的旅遊業和本地經濟，會有一定幫助。
香港的城市規劃常常都欠缺彈性和配合社會發展的需要。例如，一旦成了公園，便很難用作戶外演唱場地。有時過份的規劃，往往令土地不能配合社會的真正的發展需要...........社會和人的需要是不停地改變，死板的土地規條和單元化發展是香港土地發展的一個缺點。今日保留為機場，明日仍可以改變土地發展用途，但今日放棄了機場，我們便不能再有回頭的機會。
簡單就是美。 一個簡單的小型機場都有它使用上和發展上的好處。請支持保留啟德機場。
What
went wrong with Hong Kong's policy on Aviation and the General Aviation Industry ?G
eneral Aviation is essential to the development and economy of any great city and country. The Chek Lap Kok Airport is not as good as you think. It is genetically designed only for general passenger and cargo transportation and is disabled for general aviation activities. There are many facilities lacking as compared with other major cities in the world.
The
Kai Tak Airport could have been a good complement to make up for the disabilities and short-comings of the Chek Lap Kok Airport on general aviation economy.
The WRONG concept of regarding “Kai Tak Airport and Chek Lap Kok Airport are mutually exclusive” is only a short-sighted planning for Hong Kong. The town planning for Kai Tak is following this outdated colonial “borrowed time, borrowed space” concept without thinking of the development of Hong Kong and China as an autonomous country for millenniums. A planned preservation in the re-development of the Kai Tak Airport is a
Solution for the Reduction of Budget Deficit, Generation of Revenue, Provision of Employment, and the Facilitation of Economic Switch-over of Hong Kong as badly sought after by the HKSAR Government.
However
, contrary to the usual practice of planning of a great city, general aviation has never been considered by the city planners of Hong Kong. The Kai Tak airport is all dug up and scrapped. Local flying are banned from using the Chek Lap Kok Airport. Sek Kong is opened for limited flying only on some Sundays/Saturdays. Helicopter flying at the Aviation Club will be banned when tall buildings have all built up around. Have you thought about the future of General Aviation in Hong Kong ? What will you do ? Folding arms ? Keeping quiet when you have a lot to say for the future of Hong Kong?
What the South China Morning Post Said ?
Click the date for details.
What the Hong Kong Standard Said ?
What the Car and Driver Magazine Said ?
What the Flyer Magazine in England Said ?
What the Apple Daily Said ?
What other Web Site Said ? Click to view.
What has been proposed by the Hong Kong Town Planning Board ?
Click http://www.info.gov.hk/planning/index_e.htm then click Planning Studies, Studies Recently completed, Planning Study on the Harbour and its Waterfront Areas, Final Report, then click enter, click List of Tables and look under 6.9 Tourist Attractions…...Kai Tak Point.
Disappointedly you will find in the plan below that there is only another
CONCRETE
JUNGLE-like cancer shrouding
most of the Kai Tak Runway. We need to fight the Hot Island Effect and to
conserve a great
city lung
in the form of a
green
central park for East and South East Kowloon. There is too much property
development already. We also need 5,000 foot runway for the development of
general aviation and for the economical switchover of Hong Kong! Please
save Kai Tak
What have been proposed by us to the Chief Executive of the HKSAR in July 2003?
...........................we suggest to allocating adequate areas of the S.E tip of the Kai Tak and 5,000 feet of Runway for the development of a Hong Kong General Aviation Park. The park will include:
1. Parkland area (which will include traditional park facilities plus venues for model airplane flying, para-gliding, go-karting, car racing training circuits and other motorized recreational activities.)
2. A short runway for light aircraft, helipads, hangers for aircraft storage, hangers for 1 to 2 light aircraft factories/maintenance workshops, and Fire and Ambulance depot
3. The Hong Kong General Aviation Centre
4. Sailing and boating arenas along the southern sea front
The Hong Kong General Aviation Centre is the main multi-purpose complex inside the HK General Aviation Park. It will include facilities and accommodations for the following units:
1. Tourist Flying Centre
2. Hong Kong Aviation Club
3. Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps
4. University Aviation Training Centre
5. Hong Kong Museum of Aviation History
6. HK Parachute Clubs
7. HK Balloon Clubs
8. Gliding Clubs
9. Aero Modeling Clubs
10. Air Scouts
11. Offices for one to two prospective light aircraft factories and/maintenance workshops
12. Sailing and Boating Clubs
12. Other aviation oriented organizations
1. The project solves the existing accommodation and relocation problems of the various aviation organizations due to the closure of the Kai Tak Airport and the resulting re-allocation of land use.
2. The Tourist Flying Centre will become a unique tourist attraction for Hong Kong that generates substantial employment and revenue. It will be an excellent attraction for tourist to shop, to reminisce in the aviation history museum, to fly around the beautiful Victoria Harbour and the peaks, to watch the air cadets’ ceremonial drills, to have a cup of coffee or lunch at the HK Aviation Club, to buy souvenir at the gift shops of the various clubs, to fly in airships or to do parachuting or ballooning etc. The clubs can become active service providers to the tourism industry and become active generators of revenue rather than passive receivers of government assistance or subventions.
3. Aviation education is always a national pride. The provision of aviation education is also a means to facilitate the economic switchover of the economy of Hong Kong. The university and the clubs can provide cost-effective flying training and aviation education at the
a. University level (university students),
b. Youth training level (e.g. air cadets, air scouts)
c. Aviation club level (for the general public)
Instead of going to Australia, Dragonair and Cathay Pacific can have their cadet pilots trained at the HK Aviation Centre. The HKSAR government shall no longer have to send its Government Flying Service pilots and air traffic controllers for overseas flying training. Apart from boosting the local development of General Aviation Industry in the economic switchover, stopping revenue outflow for overseas training, local flying training would mean millions of dollars of saving in the annual government budget.
4. The HK Aviation Center will provide recreational aviation pastime for the general public of Hong Kong. Apart from giving alternative recreation choices to people it also prevent revenue outflow, as people will stop going to China or overseas for aviation activities not presently available in Hong Kong.
5. The project provides for the development of a light aircraft industry – which contributes to HK’s economic switchover to high tech economy as well as generates employment and revenue for HK. This will include aircraft maintenance and new light aircraft building. I have visited light aircraft factories in England, Europe and the USA. Given the increasing popularity of flying and growing affluence of the people in Hong Kong and China, light aircraft building is feasible in Hong Kong.
6. The Hong Kong Museum of Aviation History will cater for the preservation of our heritage and history in aviation and the promotion of a flying culture in Hong Kong. Rather than being swept under the carpet by the previous colonialists, the outstanding achievement of Chinese and Hong Kong aviators will be duly recognized and honoured as a national pride for Hong Kong and China. For example, our children will be eager to reminisce in the museum the heroic deed of Squadron Leader Cheung Kwong of the RHKAAF risking his own life in a small helicopter in the rescue of shipwreck sailor under No.10 typhoon signal! Also the tragedy of the 2 Bulldogs of the RHKAAF was sold for scrap metals prices in 1989 could be avoided if the concept of national culture and heritage was being considered. We feel very sad and sorry as we witnessed that these 2 Bulldogs, stringently maintained and 120% airworthy, were being sold at scrap prices to opportunists to becoming collector’s items in the UK. Their present value should be more than 50 times the scrap metal price the ex-colonialist Government received. One hard cold fact is that, even with all our money, we cannot buy these national treasures back now!
7. The provision of go-kart, car racing training, para-gliding, gyro-gliding activities etc. so that it is not necessary for the recreation-hungry Hong Kong people to go to China or overseas to “search for fun”; thus preventing revenue outflow.
The cardinal weakness of the existing Kai Tak re-development project is that it is only planned two-dimensionally. It takes a full land-sea-air three-dimensional approach to fully and cost-effectively unfold the full potential of the old Kai Tak airport for the benefit of Hong Kong and China. Similarly, the inclusion of the development of the General Aviation Industry in the economy infrastructure will be the HKSAR’s new three dimensional land-sea-air tactic in the present “war” against deflation, budget-deficit, unemployment, diminishing of revenue income revenue outflow and degeneration of industry
What is the revised proposal of the SAVE KAI TAK CAMPAIGN after consultation with various aviation, maritime, automobile, sports, recreation, amusement, entertainment, commercial, tourism organizations and individuals up to 18 March 2004
Up to 27 October 2003 we have met various organizations and individuals and collected ideas and proposals from parties and people interested.. We have found our heroine architect Ms. Joanlin Au of JADL Design Limited who volunteered to professionally translating all the proposals/ideas into world class architectural plans and artist's impression drawings/images entirely on honorary basis. Ms. Au has finished the initial draft which we have put in the following for your perusal, comments and further suggestions for improvement before submission to the government. Please kindly critically examine and give us your opinion and criticisms.
In principle, in line with Mr. Tung Chee Hwa's wish we are proposing a huge city lung theme park with excellent sea view for the Kai Tak Airport re-development and focus on Sports, Recreation, Cultural and Heritage, Amusement, Aviation, Maritime and Tourism. The following features proposed from our supporters ( both individuals and organizations) have been included in the plan.
- Maritime Museum, Maritime Centre, Historic Boat Park, Yacht Marina.
- Aviation Museum, Aviation Centre, 5000 ft. runway for small aircraft & executive jets. A heliport.
- An Olympic standard Sports Stadium, Swimming/Diving Centre and ball games fields.
- A
Marathon running track. A bicycling track. Possibly a car and go-kart racing
track, 4 wheel drive and motocross trail.
- A Golf range.
- An Amphitheatre for cultural performances, concerts and carnivals
- A Chinese opera shed in traditional style. A Tin Hau (Goddess of the Sea) Temple attached to the Cruise Ship Terminal/Maritime Museum.
- A tree-lined Boulevard the length of the old runway with artists performing new and ancient skills in the style of Las Ramblas in Barcelona.
- Off
the Boulevard (South side) facing the Harbour/HK Island,, Mediterranean-style
piazzas with open air cafes, restaurants, musicians, shopping arcades, souvenir
shops etc.
- An overhead sightseeing monorail connecting both ends of Kai Tak, with intermittent stops (also connecting with East Kowloon or Nathan Road).
- One resort style hotel, one large business/tourist hotel.
- Apartment buildings/time shares/serviced apartments around the complex.
- A Hong Kong Eye/Giant Wheel and other landmark attractions such as a huge lighted electronic Bauhinia shining through the sea just off the end of the SE tip of the runway
- A cable car to Kowloon Peak/Lions Rock/Fei Ngo Shan.
- A sculpture park. A peoples park.
- A - a HiFlyer, a Helium Balloon with ring donut shaped passenger gondola which can go up to 500 feet (what a view over the Harbour).
See below for our alternative ideas of "Land, Sea, Air" and "Transport" green conservation development plans for Kai Tak to replace the original government concrete jungle property development plan.
LONG LIVE KAI TAK - Some important questions.
The overwhelming concerns over the many recent voices in town forced us to review what could have been the future and the very fate of Kai Tak. More specifically, we asked ourselves questions and answer by trying to re-quantify what is the best for our city on this old air-strip site through the ‘Save Kai Tak Campaign’.
Q: With the success in aerospace program in China, how could Hong Kong open up more training grounds focusing on aviation and aerospace related subjects for local enthusiasts, youth and talents?
Q: Would sports become a very part of our everyday activities rather than mammoth structures and, on the other hand, when required, ready to be transformed to host games of international and Olympics standard?
Q: With the abundance of water around us, can we find a permanent site for a maritime museum to conserve our history in the past? Could we truly give our land / water interface people-borne boulevards, with the many destined attractions interacting with water?
Q: How can we create tourist spots which can attract first-time visitors, and, more importantly, regular visitors?
Q: With the northwards migration of local industries, can we re-introduce work / production lines that can fit into our socio-economical context?
Q: In the course of shaping our city, do we consider we have a part to play in the global heat-output balance sheet?
Q: Would the old Kai Tak site and the world famous Runway 13 being victimized by reclamation and over-provision of high-rise built-up development?
It is at these points that we look for an answer in the Save Kai Tak Campaign. With the new blueprint, we hope
To create a park for general aviation, sports, recreation, and maritime activities while adding to our city permanent assets meeting international standards and future demands.
To generate interaction nodes for tourists, service providers, green high-yield industrialized production lines as well as training ground for our next generation, and generations to come.
To establish an eco-city towards zero emission of CO
2 and waste by conserving if we can, and reducing the impact on global heat input-output balance by careful placement of the artificial built-structure and lessening on the dependence of irreplaceable fossil fuel.
And, on the Air-side, we see, like what we have lived with in the past decades, the navigation lights on the water along Runway 13 from Li Yue Mun turned on, as if it signifies the movement of flights in the sky. Outgoes the Piper Cherokee trainer aircraft while several Cessna Citation executive aircraft, are waiting on the 5,000 feet revamped runway apron bringing passengers from Shanghai and Singapore. A student pilot is ready to take his solo in the R22 which is hovering at the nearby heliport. Across the tarmac, aviation groups and enthusiasts are putting together an air show with Dakotas, Convairs, Beagle Pup, Tiger Moths and the Shenzhou V Reentry Capsule being displayed. These historical aircraft retired from their life-long service for bringing us between continents finally find their resting home, as well as a place to tell their glorious time. Inside a training room at the re-fitted terminal building, an astronaut-to-be is having his final sessions on the ISS simulator for he is leaving for Jiu Quan at day break to join the final selection team for China’s up-coming space mission.
Looking down from the aircraft on the Land-side, one must notice the beautifully sculpted Bauhinia in the heart of this district. It is not only a sign of our city but also a place to breathe. Within such a highly dense city, this generous green lung is as important as the Sunday holiday! And now it is time to stretch our hands and legs, as we are having several Olympic standard stadiums and swimming halls here. Being a world city also in the sports facilities and achievements, we are proud to be the host for the coming Olympic Games, Asian Games and all sorts of large-scale events. The Olympic Torch would light up this small city as if it has become 100 times larger in the world map, and leave her name in history as the birthplace of several World Records. Wouldn’t it be the most unforgettable moment for any Hong Kong sportsmen who receive gold medal in their hometown? Over the vast piece of green, Formula One players are racing for the goal. Not only in the grand stand, all the specially designed turns are full of crowds, waiting to watch how those speed masters resolve the difficult turn with a graceful drift. The engine sound cannot distract the concentration of golf player, who puts all his focus on a tiny white ball. The best way to browse all these events is to have a jog in the marathon track or to have a leisure ride on the bike. The Sega Joypolis must be a place for all families. Adjacent to the natural green area, the kids would find their own world of every possibility. Further away along the monorail, all the passengers are being attracted by the rock and roll sound originates from the real rock stadium.
Unique to our Victoria Harbour is the new waterfront promenade on the Marine-side. It is most obviously outlined by the environmental friendly monorail, which runs from West Kowloon Reclamation Area to Yau Tong. Along with it are various piazzas, outdoor cafes and restaurants, shops and street performance, which fill the promenade with fun and enjoyment. It is not difficult for world travelers to compare it with the famous Las Ramblas. A world class new-era cruise ship terminal coupled with luxurious hotels is the welcoming gesture we give all incoming cruise passengers. Another attraction is the state-of-the-art Hong Kong Maritime Museum which, in a spectacular way, highlights the fascinating history of the port of Hong Kong and the development of boats, shipping and mercantile-driven achievements of one of the most outstanding maritime centers in the world - from fishing village to entrepot and now to a leading logistics centre. A historic boat park will be the back-drop whilst trendy yachts will sail through the harbour creating a lively ‘water community’ around the landscaped Kai Tak shoreline with all its nautical facilities and marine homes.
Local residents are provided with a new type of housing which emphasizes on micro-convection and natural ventilation. CO
2 emission is balanced by environmental conscious planning which separate vehicular roads and living space, and the vast area of vegetation. Existing unoccupied factories are a testing-ground for pioneer ‘Green Industry’, which introduce high-yield production to cope with the successful economic switch of Hong Kong. This new type of industry offers numerous job positions and career opportunities, which will be Air-side, Land-side and Marine-side related.
It is the time for us to reconsider the appropriate ways to sustain the life of our city. Rather than simply erecting residential towers, we can make use of the Kai Tak Airport Runway as our local asset, and successfully transform the district into a healthy and sustainable community in our harbour in the years to come.
近日響徹全城的保護海港呼聲令我們關注到啟德舊機場的未來發展，因此這次的
"救救啟德行動"喚起我們重新衡量這條舊跑道的最佳發展方向。
問: 參考國內航天計劃的成功例子，香港可否為本地的愛好者、青少年及具有潛能的人士提供航天及航空的訓練場地?
問: 有別於一般巨大但只在特定節目時才開放使用的體育館，可否使運動場地成為日常生活的一部份，而在有需要時，可用作主辦國際及奧運標準賽事?
問: 香港擁有大量的海岸資源，可否有一所永久性的海事博物館來保存海事歷史? 而我們的海港線可否發展成充滿旅遊景點及人文活動的海濱長廊?
問: 我們可否建設旅遊熱點，及引更多首次訪港及經常性的旅客?
問: 當本土工業已北移之際，可否引進能乎合經濟現況的生產線?
問: 當規劃我們的城市的同時，我們是否應該對全球熱量平衡負起部分責任?
問: 填海及過量的高層樓宇發展會否使啟德舊機場及其著名的13跑道被迫拆卸?
為了解答以上的問題，在今次的
"救救啟德行動"中，我們希望:
在建造飛行公園，康體公園及海事公園的同時，在我們的城市裡增加長遠性的資產。
在形成旅遊，營商點及綠色高產工業之同時，建立飛行、康體及海事的國際級訓練場，使你我代代慣識彰益。
在制定污染零點發放生態城市的架構中，保存現有地域資源及建築，平衡新建築及自然界的熱能吸放，並減低對不可償原能源之依賴性。
在航空方面，我們可以見到一如往日的導航燈在海中沿著13跑道亮起，猶如它代表飛機在空中的動態。PIPER CHEROKEE 訓練機剛剛起飛之際，幾架CESSNA CITATION行政人員專機正在5,000呎的重修跑道上，等待著把乘客從上海及新加坡載來。一位直昇機學員正在半浮於直昇機坪上的R22準備開始他的個人飛行。跑道另一邊，航空團體及愛好者正把 DAKOTAS，CONVAIRS，BEAGLE PUP，TIGER MOTHS 及神州五號返回艙齊集，籌備航天展覽。這些古典飛機由載著我們穿洲過省的生涯中退役下來，終於找到屬於它們的安居之所，細說它們過往的豐功偉積。一位未來太空員正在重新裝飾的客運大樓進行ISS模擬飛行的最後訓練，為準備前往酒泉應付中國將來太空任務的最後甄選。
在機上俯瞰地面，定會看到市中心的漂亮洋紫荊圖案，它不僅代表我們的城市，同時亦是供人呼吸一口新鮮空氣的地方。在這個煩囂的城市裡，這個
"市肺"有如周日假期一樣重要! 是時候舒展筋骨了，因我們已建造了幾個奧運級數的球場和游泳池。作為一個運動設施齊備的國際都會，我們為主辦來年的奧運會、亞運會及其他國際性賽事引以為榮。屆時，奧運火炬會照亮整個城市，把這個小小的城市成為世界地圖上的熱點，而香港亦會成為多項世界紀錄的誕生地。相信任何一位香港運動員都希望可以在這裡奪得他們的金牌吧! 在這片廣闊的綠地之中，傳出此起彼落的一級方程式引擎聲。看台及每個高難度彎位都擠滿觀眾，等著欣賞富速度感而優雅的過彎技術。而旁邊的高爾夫球手卻不會因此而分心，全神貫注在這個白色小球上。圍繞整片綠地的馬拉松跑道及單車徑，是飽覽這片地方的好途徑。在旁的世嘉樂園是一家大小的好去處，在這裡，小孩定能投入虛擬世界和機動遊戲的無限可能。沿著環保鐵路往東行，所有人都會不自覺被樂與怒的聲音感染。
維港的另一特色是沿海岸新建的海濱長廊，它的長度和環保鐵路一樣，由西九龍填海區伸廷至油塘。沿途充滿特色的廣場、露天茶座及餐廳、商店及街頭表演，使海濱長廊充滿熱鬧歡樂，不難令人聯想到巴塞隆拿的LA RAMBLES大道。國際級的客運碼頭仳鄰五星級酒店，正方便了訪港的旅客。香港海事博物館是另一旅遊熱點，它記載了香港港口的珍貴歷史以及船隻、航運和海事貿易發展對香港由漁村轉型至轉口港到今天的國際物流中心是何等重要。在這裡的歷史船隻公園之外，
"水上社區"的遊艇使海面忙個不停，其低密度特色住宅建築在河堤之上，是另一種生活模式。
我們為當地居民提供著重小氣候及自然通風的新型住宅; 人車分隔的整體規劃及大片的綠化地，可平衡二氧化碳的釋放量。現存的空置工廠可用作發展綠色工業，其高質產量能配合香港現今的經濟轉型。這類新工業提供大量工作空缺及發展機會，配合海、陸、空三方面的發展。
我們應該重新考慮廷續香港發展的方法: 有別於獨沽一味興建高密度住宅，我們應運用啟德舊機場這地區文化資源，把它成功轉化為一個健康及可持續發展的社區。
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Panel on
Planning, Lands and Works
Special Meeting on
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, at 2:30 pm
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Kai Tak
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