1 CEDD awards contract for Kai Tak development infrastructure works
Hong Kong Government, 28 July 2009

The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (July 28) awarded a contract of about $350 million for Stage 1 infrastructure works at the Kai Tak north apron area.

The contract comprises construction of about 2.6 kilometres of roads within the project site including traffic control, maintenance and diversion of existing roads, two footbridges, associated drainage including box culverts, sewerage and water mains works, enhancement and extension of existing subways, landscape hardworks and softworks, and environmental mitigation measures.

The main objective of the works is to provide infrastructure to serve the public housing and government offices developments at Kai Tak.

The works will begin on July 31 and are scheduled for completion in about 41 months. The works will create 306 jobs, comprising 243 for labourers and 63 for professional/technical staff.

The works have been designed by Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd, which will also supervise the construction.

2 All-new Kai Tak gets ready for take off
Bonnie Chen, The Standard 29 July 2009

The first contract - worth HK$350 million - to build the infrastructure at the Kai Tak project has gone to the engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong.
The Civil Engineering and Development Department said work will begin on Friday and is scheduled to be completed in December 2012.

A total of 306 jobs will be created, comprising 243 workers and 63 professional and technical staff.

The contract involves building about 2.6 kilometers of road in the Kai Tak north apron area, including traffic control, maintenance and diversion of existing roads and two footbridges. Associated drainage includes box culverts, sewerage and water mains and enhancing and extending existing subways, landscape and environmental mitigation measures.

The infrastructure will serve public housing and government office development at Kai Tak.

The waterfront site has stood empty since the airport moved to Chek Lap Kok in 1998.

The project, which will cost more than HK$100 billion will be completed in three phases.

Phase one, to be finished in 2013, includes 13,000 public housing flats, three schools and a government offices.

It will also contain the first berth of a cruise terminal, a park and a 200-meter long waterfront promenade.

The second phase will see the completion of the second berth of the cruise terminal, underground streets connecting the new development to Kowloon City and San Po Kong, and a heliport.

The final phase is due to be completed by 2021.

It will include a multipurpose stadium with more than 45,000 seats, sites for residential and commercial development.

A metro park is also planned and possibly a monorail and bridge link to Kwun Tong waterfront.