so in a nutshell the former HK Civil Aviation Dept boss is against the third runway idea (in this location) , the proposed airspace the 3rd runway requires to operate currently would usurp an existing PRD ATC area without any clearance obtained to change same, the white dolphin crowd are against, the local Green groups are against, Designing HK are against, two SCMP columnists are against,the AAHK is 'running' Zhuhai airport and by coincidence HK Govt , sole shareholder in the tax paying AAHK wants to build a road transport only bridge from Zhuhai to HK airport which is now held up after a court case bounced the Environmental Impact Assessment based on increased pollution that would be brought to the area let alone without all the reclamation work dust and pollution this 3rd runway idea will bring, they are building a submarine tunnel for an express rail between HK Airport and Bao An airport which is already building an additional runway and is a more sensible choice for the export of Chinese aircargo goods, PRD manufacturing companies are moving further away from HKG because of costs in PRD , HK Govt has a disasterous record of white elephant concrete pouring as Flying Viking shows above, and the AAHK wants to use public money to pay HK$ 136 bilion for a third runway that will benefit AAHK's sole shareholder , HK Govt , and CX's new cargo building hub and airline profits. The tangible benefits to the man in the street tax paying public of Hong Kong are :.............................................

I am struggling here.


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Runway 'will add to butterfly threat'

Green group warns that combined impact of three major projects could put insect haven in danger
Ng Kang-chung
www.scmp.com
Jul 04, 2011

A third airport runway will increase the threat to a butterfly haven on Lantau Island, a green group says ......... Tai Po Environmental Association warned yesterday of the possible "aggregated impact" of three major infrastructure projects being built or planned near Tung Chung.

..... executive officer Yau Wing-kwong urged the government to assess the adverse impact on the ecology of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge, the expansion of Tung Chung new town and the planned third runway. "Although the impact of one project may look acceptable, we should also take into account the total impact of the three," said Yau.

Yau, whose association also manages the Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve in Tai Po, yesterday led a group of students to visit San Tau, a butterfly haven on a hillside overlooking Chek Lap Kok Airport.

Around 140 species of butterfly can be found in San Tau, ..............
San Tau is also one of the most popular sites to watch butterflies besides Fung Yuen.
"The extra air traffic brought about by a new runway could worsen air quality in the Tung Chung area, not to mention the air and sea pollution during construction," he said.
"We are building the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge and there are also plans for massive reclamation to expand the Tung Chung new town. We should not take the aggregated impact too lightly," he added.

The Airport Authority last month launched a three-month public consultation on plans to expand Chek Lap Kok airport.

One option calls for the reclamation of about 650 hectares of seabed - about half the size of the existing airport island - to build a third, parallel runway north of the existing two at a cost of about HK$136 billion.

A cheaper option is to upgrade the existing two runways, costing HK$42.5 billion. The authority favours having a new runway.
But green groups have warned of a possible "ecological disaster" brought about by the massive reclamation and construction projects.