Kai Tak

English Etymology Ultimately en Kai Ho = 1 and Au Tak, the two original developers of the area. Proper noun 1 en area district/Kowloon City region/Kowloon sar/Hong Kong. en January 7, 1990 TRAVEL ADVISORY w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20150525192636/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/07/travel/travel-advisory-779190.html 0362-4331 1645522 Travel https://archive.is/hjWyR The present airport, at Kai Tak, in Kowloon, which has one runway, will be closed when the new one opens. en February 10, 2023 Clare Jim Hong Kong's Lee faces stern test over $3.4 bln bid to ease housing shortage w:Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20230210053905/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kongs-lee-faces-stern-test-over-34-bln-bid-ease-housing-shortage-2023-02-10/ February 10, 2023 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kongs-lee-faces-stern-test-over-34-bln-bid-ease-housing-shortage-2023-02-10/ Asia Pacific https://archive.ph/5PolG Some residents of Kai Tak said they would consider organising protests, which would pose a significant headache for the government, and seeking a judicial review. They said the scheme ran contrary to plans to build a second central business district (CBD) in the area and could affect home prices."This is a matter of confidence in the government (planning)," said Cheung King-fan, a district councillor of Kai Tak area. en February 22, 2023 Shuli Ren Hong Kong’s Penthouses Face China’s ‘Common Prosperity’ w:The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20230816085708/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/hong-kongs-penthouses-face-chinas-common-prosperity/2023/02/22/6c7c5a18-b2ee-11ed-94a0-512954d75716_story.html 16 August 2023 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/hong-kongs-penthouses-face-chinas-common-prosperity/2023/02/22/6c7c5a18-b2ee-11ed-94a0-512954d75716_story.html 0190-8286 2269358 Business https://archive.ph/cVhmE Members of the media gather at a land plot for light public housing in the Kai Tak area of Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Hong Kong plans to spend about HK$26 billion ($3.3 billion) on temporary apartments to help reduce the wait times for public housing in one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets. en 13 March 2024 Cannix Yau Move faster on elevated Kai Tak mass transit system and consider extension, Hong Kong authorities urged w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20240313134932/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3255272/move-faster-elevated-kai-tak-mass-transit-system-and-consider-extension-hong-kong-authorities-urged https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3255272/move-faster-elevated-kai-tak-mass-transit-system-and-consider-extension-hong-kong-authorities-urged March 13, 2024 1563-9371 648902513 Hong Kong / Transport https://archive.ph/mDYAY Hong Kong authorities should speed up tendering and construction of an elevated mass transit system in Kai Tak and consider extending it to East Kowloon to invigorate the area, local politicians have said, with the government earlier ruling out any extension. en 14 July 2025 Hillary Leung Unused Covid-19 facility in Kai Tak converted into youth hub featuring hostel, sports, cultural spaces w:Hong Kong Free Press https://archive.ph/pIhJA https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/14/unused-covid-19-facility-in-kai-tak-converted-into-youth-hub-featuring-hostel-sports-cultural-spaces/ July 15, 2025 Hong Kong An unused Covid-19 isolation facility in Kai Tak will be converted into a youth hub featuring a hostel with rooms starting at HK$200 a night. en former airport in region/Kowloon sar/Hong Kong.en Airports Translations area in Hong Kong Chinese: Cantonese: yue 啟德 Mandarin: cmn 啟德 Further reading Kai Tak