I have visited Hong Kong many times, once via Kai Tak. The new airport is a wonder of style, efficiency, engineering, and usefulness. It is the best airport in the world for shopping and dining.
Man, who did finance this mega project? Unbelievable. In the country where I was born corruption is so bad that they spend 10 years to build a simple 10 km bike lane! Congratulations on this outstanding achievement, both British people and the people of Hong Kong.
Financed by HK itself. The Chinese didn't like it, saying it's too expensive and would empty the treasury of HK rendering it useless for a handover. They threatened to halt the construction once they became in charge after 1997. Hence the super lengthy negotiations behind the scenes to allow the airport's completion date be extended to 1998.
Hk was worth 19% of china's total gdp in 1997....so it still had political power and voice with the one country, two system policy.... Which has all now but eroded away now hk is only worth 2.9% of china's gpd and political voice gradually silenced.
I remembered the discussion of constructing a new airport for the longest time in my latter days of my childhood living in Hong Kong, as every single flipping 747s flew over where I used to live, but China’s persistent demand threatened to derail the project altogether by falsely accusing the the British government of wasting taxpayer money, yet in truth, China had absolutely no idea about how to properly manage the city unless it’s to plunder all their wealth.
The biggest problem of Chek Lap Kok airport is that its location selection and runway direction impact Shenzhen and Macau's future aviation development. For the HK's local interest, it might make sense, but for neighbor cities, it's very disgusting.
@@coryplum5375 and with all that hooplah of climate change and water levels rising, that will be interesting to see what will happen in the future.. Put a 5 m high wall around the whole airport?
I am not an Engineer, but can only admire the due-diligence of the engineers. Salute to the daring engineers, who built up this structure against all odds. A brilliant presentation Indeed!
Had to head to school via Tseung Kwan O Line , Island Line, transer from Central to Hong Kong Station, and Tung Chung Line back when i was in secondary school.
Hello, Geoff, do you happen to still keep up with Westerners who worked in Saudi or Bahrain during the late 70s and 80s? I'm research the time and place and am collecting oral testimonies.
I gave up on this video after four minutes and forty six seconds. Under siege from the air, every flight into Kai Tak a white knuckle flirtation with disaster - what nonsense. I lived in Hong Kong as a teenager between 1976 and 1979 and flew in and out of Kai Tak on many occasions, and from the balcony of our apartment in Mid-Levels on Hong Kong island I spent many hours watching airliners landing at this legendary airport. Kai Tak was one of the most dangerous airports in the world, which is precisely why it was one of the safest airports in the world with an enviable accident free track record. The narration of this video is cheap sensationalist over the top melodramatic nonsense, just give me the facts without the drama queen click bait lies and foolishness.
Nice video….. I believe that the cruise ship facility failed due to the fact that not a lot of ship were unable to birth at the terminal because the Kowloon to HK island under sea road tunnel prevented a lot of cruise ships from getting to the new terminal!!!! Not enough water above the tunnel to let boat float through!!!!! Regards Ian 👨🎤🇳🇿👍😂😂
I was flying through the days it opened and the computers crashed . Beyond what they mentioned about flight boards crashing doors down gangways opened or unlocked so had Chinese armed police and military posted at them . I went to the gate it first said and waited for a long layover to be told my plane was boarding the opposite end of the huge airport so had a mad dash to make it in time and all the travelator moving footpath escalator things stopped working too so had to dash a mile in a minute to try get my connecting flight , was an exciting day ! But ten times better than the old airport .
This was originally a low def TV show so it might be from VHS tape. But the show was also sold on DVD. I have one of the DVDs. Nothing was HD back in those days.
It's the Hong Kong's meteorological classification. We categorize typhoons as signal no. 1, 3, 8, 9 and 10. Signal no. 10 starts at 118 kph winds, which is Cat 1 on the SSHS. This is because the city itself is very well sheltered from typhoons, being protected on all sides by mountains. So local recorded wind speeds don't necessarily correspond to the actual typhoon wind speeds. So sometimes a Cat 3 could hit HK and we only get a no.8, other times a Cat 1 would cause no.10
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@@yatsumleung8618 thank you verymuch for your information about Hong Kong's typhoon classification.
well most of the world has Centigrades...One or two are using Fahrenheit. So the HK weatherford's have their own classifications? Maybe for easier and better understanding?
Nicola Simcox, as per what was the narrative in this video, mainland China was not involved whatsoever. The narrator even said that the British government was so worried about it because Britain was about to give Hong Kong back to China in 1998 as part of the 100-year agreement. Therefore, the two parts involved were Britain and the people of Hong Kong.
One of the best in the world in terms of passenger travel and the world's busiest cargo hub.They have since expanded with a 3rd runway and have a massive entertainment centre being built connected to the airport.
Ah yes. When the "Extreme Engineering" show was actually about extreme engineering and let the story tell the story via narrator rather than dragging in someone to host the show and attempt to interpret the story. I miss hearing Greg Stebner narrate things.
As it was in British hands at the time of construction, Am I correct in thinking that this huge project was actually financed using billions of British Tax Payers pounds?
God I hate American documentaries, they sensationalise everything. Kai Tak was NEVER dangerous. it was a skilled and challenging approach, but NEVER dangerous!
I remember when " made in Hongkong " was a derogatory remark indicating POOR quality , this project blows that remark out of the water literally!! 🌏✈🚦🏝🚇🏙🌃🏦🚖🚔🛩🛑
I have visited Hong Kong many times, once via Kai Tak. The new airport is a wonder of style, efficiency, engineering, and usefulness. It is the best airport in the world for shopping and dining.
It will constantly be a source of personal pride that I spent 6 years on that project.
you legend
Man, who did finance this mega project? Unbelievable. In the country where I was born corruption is so bad that they spend 10 years to build a simple 10 km bike lane! Congratulations on this outstanding achievement, both British people and the people of Hong Kong.
Financed by HK itself. The Chinese didn't like it, saying it's too expensive and would empty the treasury of HK rendering it useless for a handover. They threatened to halt the construction once they became in charge after 1997. Hence the super lengthy negotiations behind the scenes to allow the airport's completion date be extended to 1998.
@@yatsumleung8618 Almost a miracle how the people of HK succeeded. The new airport was vital to keep HK moving ahead.
Hk was worth 19% of china's total gdp in 1997....so it still had political power and voice with the one country, two system policy.... Which has all now but eroded away now hk is only worth 2.9% of china's gpd and political voice gradually silenced.
I was only a young child, but I miss 90's Hong Kong. It was so different.
one of the best example of massive scale engineering 👏
I remembered the discussion of constructing a new airport for the longest time in my latter days of my childhood living in Hong Kong, as every single flipping 747s flew over where I used to live, but China’s persistent demand threatened to derail the project altogether by falsely accusing the the British government of wasting taxpayer money, yet in truth, China had absolutely no idea about how to properly manage the city unless it’s to plunder all their wealth.
The biggest problem of Chek Lap Kok airport is that its location selection and runway direction impact Shenzhen and Macau's future aviation development. For the HK's local interest, it might make sense, but for neighbor cities, it's very disgusting.
The chinese mainlanders still can’t govern HK properly, rape and pillage is their game
If joe Biden was in charge he’d cancel the entire project because too many white engineers were involved wit h the construction.
@@coryplum5375 and with all that hooplah of climate change and water levels rising, that will be interesting to see what will happen in the future..
Put a 5 m high wall around the whole airport?
@@benediktmorak4409 They may learn a lot from Kansai airport in Osaka.
I am not an Engineer, but can only admire the due-diligence of the engineers. Salute to the daring engineers, who built up this structure against all odds. A brilliant presentation Indeed!
Thank you very much. Excellent documentary. Very clear narration.
I live near the old Kai Tak Airport as my street is literally called Kai Tak Road haha. It was nice to live that close to the airport.
Fantastic feat of engineering. Wonderful documentary which captures all the drama and excitement of that project.
I live in Hong Kong and I love Hong Kong
❤❤❤❤
Guys visit Hong Kong it’s amazing and they had a lot of lovely buildings.I’m NOT JOKING it is really beautiful!!WE LOVE HONG KONG,CHINA!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
36:15 Cathay Pacific Flight 889 is the first airliner land in Hong Kong International Airport on July 7th 1998
Hard work and sheer determination gets mega projects done on time...these days corruption in most countries blows up the budget.
I flew into the old airport three decades ago and that was scary af.
Had to head to school via Tseung Kwan O Line , Island Line, transer from Central to Hong Kong Station, and Tung Chung Line back when i was in secondary school.
90s documentaries make me so impatient with their over-dramatization of things.
Hello, Geoff, do you happen to still keep up with Westerners who worked in Saudi or Bahrain during the late 70s and 80s? I'm research the time and place and am collecting oral testimonies.
😮📺Sasuke benar benar menjatuhkanmu senior deidara sepertinya dia benar benar mempelajari penangkapan penerbang.
I gave up on this video after four minutes and forty six seconds. Under siege from the air, every flight into Kai Tak a white knuckle flirtation with disaster - what nonsense. I lived in Hong Kong as a teenager between 1976 and 1979 and flew in and out of Kai Tak on many occasions, and from the balcony of our apartment in Mid-Levels on Hong Kong island I spent many hours watching airliners landing at this legendary airport. Kai Tak was one of the most dangerous airports in the world, which is precisely why it was one of the safest airports in the world with an enviable accident free track record. The narration of this video is cheap sensationalist over the top melodramatic nonsense, just give me the facts without the drama queen click bait lies and foolishness.
they gotta put in some kinda trash its a bare market out there
that's time you'll never get back - but rest assured there are some actually really good documentaries on youtube - this just is NOT one of them
39:18 It wasn't China airlines flight 233, it was actually China Airlines flight 642.
But still an amazing documentary nontheless.
3 days ago marks the 25th Anniversary of the first Hong Kong International Airport to replace Kai Tak Airport.
stunning
Very impressive
Nice video….. I believe that the cruise ship facility failed due to the fact that not a lot of ship were unable to birth at the terminal because the Kowloon to HK island under sea road tunnel prevented a lot of cruise ships from getting to the new terminal!!!! Not enough water above the tunnel to let boat float through!!!!!
Regards Ian 👨🎤🇳🇿👍😂😂
I was flying through the days it opened and the computers crashed . Beyond what they mentioned about flight boards crashing doors down gangways opened or unlocked so had Chinese armed police and military posted at them . I went to the gate it first said and waited for a long layover to be told my plane was boarding the opposite end of the huge airport so had a mad dash to make it in time and all the travelator moving footpath escalator things stopped working too so had to dash a mile in a minute to try get my connecting flight , was an exciting day ! But ten times better than the old airport .
Why is this video quantity and sound so bad? Did you record this from another source?
This was originally a low def TV show so it might be from VHS tape. But the show was also sold on DVD. I have one of the DVDs. Nothing was HD back in those days.
I m amazed how there build such awesome building ❤❤❤❤, British help now they can’t even build there own HS2 train here
They put it around the corner in Kowloon
bravo！
Why does it start with sounds of hypnotoad?
Cat 10 typhoon. Never heard. Highest category is 5 Super Typhoon.
But otherwise really an interesting documentation.
I flew from/to both HKG airports.
amplified 1000x
It's the Hong Kong's meteorological classification. We categorize typhoons as signal no. 1, 3, 8, 9 and 10. Signal no. 10 starts at 118 kph winds, which is Cat 1 on the SSHS.
This is because the city itself is very well sheltered from typhoons, being protected on all sides by mountains. So local recorded wind speeds don't necessarily correspond to the actual typhoon wind speeds.
So sometimes a Cat 3 could hit HK and we only get a no.8, other times a Cat 1 would cause no.10
@@yatsumleung8618 thank you verymuch for your information about Hong Kong's typhoon classification.
well most of the world has Centigrades...One or two are using Fahrenheit. So the HK weatherford's have their own classifications? Maybe for easier and better understanding?
I believe they are making this airport larger.
Yep a new runway and new concourse is under construction,the new runway has already opened
😮📺Ya tobi penerbangan atas nama deidara senpai kembali terdengar pastikan dia tidak membuat keributan.
So who paid for the new airport? Britain or China ?
Nicola Simcox, as per what was the narrative in this video, mainland China was not involved whatsoever. The narrator even said that the British government was so worried about it because Britain was about to give Hong Kong back to China in 1998 as part of the 100-year agreement. Therefore, the two parts involved were Britain and the people of Hong Kong.
The airport is still safe now?
yeah, airport safety is same as the other international airport.
I was at the airport a few years ago it’s absolutely fantastic
One of the best in the world in terms of passenger travel and the world's busiest cargo hub.They have since expanded with a 3rd runway and have a massive entertainment centre being built connected to the airport.
Now is completely fine in fact one of the best airport
Who watched to the end
Me: I did
How amazing! Did the Queen not open this airport?
No. The airport opened in 1998, one year after the handover.
Ah yes. When the "Extreme Engineering" show was actually about extreme engineering and let the story tell the story via narrator rather than dragging in someone to host the show and attempt to interpret the story. I miss hearing Greg Stebner narrate things.
As it was in British hands at the time of construction, Am I correct in thinking that this huge project was actually financed using billions of British Tax Payers pounds?
Not UK tax payer，it is HK tax payer😂
Give me Kai Tek anyday. And give HK back to the Brits who ran it properly.
Chep lap *what?* 🤨🤨🤨🤨
Kok
Now you are just talking nonsense for the sake of it
God I hate American documentaries, they sensationalise everything. Kai Tak was NEVER dangerous. it was a skilled and challenging approach, but NEVER dangerous!
RIP Kai Tak we miss you so much baby
HK's new terminal is a dingy, old looking, boring terminal. Bangkok's suvharnabhumi or siem reap's terminals are more pleasing to arriving passengers.
These days Chinese engineers would complete this project in half, maybe less than half the time.
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So over-dramatic
Unwatchable.
it was 1998
i admire the chinese . they make biden and democrats look childish
I remember when " made in Hongkong " was a derogatory remark indicating POOR quality , this project blows that remark out of the water literally!! 🌏✈🚦🏝🚇🏙🌃🏦🚖🚔🛩🛑