...G CRIGHTON; A BUDGE REID Hong Kong's new 34 km airport railway opened in June 1998 after a construction period of just 43 months. The HK$44 billion project links the new international airport at Chek Lap Kok and the rest of Hong Kong as well as giving essential relief to the existing mass transit...

...C K LAU; K Y WONG The development of Hong Kong's new international airport at Chek Lap Kok north of Lantau Island required construction of an expressway and highspeed rail link connecting the airport with the rest of Hong Kong. This involved making a physical connection for the first time between...

...E IRWIN Welcome to this special issue of Civil Engineering, the generaL journal of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. It is the second of two special issues which provide an overview of the planning, design and construction of Hong Kong's new international airport at Chek Lap Kok...

...J G ROBERTSON The Western Harbour Crossing in Hong Kong was built to satisfy the need for a third cross-harbour road tunnel as well as to provide a key link in the 34 km highway corridor between Hong Kong Island and the new international airport at Chek Lap Kok. The marine section of the 2 km, six...

...R H LLOYD Construction of Hong Kong's new airport at Chek Lap Kok has necessitated the design and construction of a major new strategic highway some 34 km long between Hong Kong Island and the airport island on the north west of Lantau Island. Constructed between 1992 and 1997 to a minimum of dual...

...-operation. © 1998 Thomas Telford Ltd 1998 AIRPORTS INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS ECONOMICS FUNDING IMPLEMENTATION BUDGETS POLITICS PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION HONG KONG CHEK LAP KOK...

...B C L LAM This paper describes the ten main elements of the US$ 20 billion Hong Kong Airport Core Programme, ranging from the 1248 ha airport platform at Chek Lap Kok to the dramatic series of bridges, viaducts and tunnels which make up the 34 km road and rail link to the Central business district...

... at Chek Lap Kok and its associated road and rail links. The £12 billion project was completed in July this year on time and within budget and is a testament to Sino-British cooperation. Introduction Ernest Iv-wipz,MBE, BA, BAI,MSC, C E F ~FI,CE Welcome to this special issue of Civil Engineering...

... SITES SELECTION LAYOUT PREDICTION SETTLEMENT ENVIRONMENT PLANNING PLANS CONTRACTS PERFORMANCE ISLANDS ARTIFICIAL PLATFORMS ASPHALT CONCRETE BLOCKS HONG KONG AIRPORT AUTHORITY HONG KONG CHEK LAP KOK HONG KONG CHINA ASIA Hong Kong International Airportcivil...

...A I THOMSON; D E OAKERVEE The new Hong Kong International Airport was built on a remote island site at Chek Lap Kok in just seven and a half years. This paper describes how construction progressed from the initial advance works contract awarded in January 1991 to the opening of the completed, state...