Kai Tak
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately named after Kai Ho and Au Tak, the two original developers of the area.
Proper noun[edit]
Kai Tak
- An area in Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- 1990 January 7, “TRAVEL ADVISORY”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-05-25, Travel[2]:
- The present airport, at Kai Tak, in Kowloon, which has one runway, will be closed when the new one opens.
- 2023 February 10, Clare Jim, “Hong Kong's Lee faces stern test over $3.4 bln bid to ease housing shortage”, in Reuters[3], archived from the original on February 10, 2023, Asia Pacific[4]:
- 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.
- 2023 February 22, Shuli Ren, “Hong Kong’s Penthouses Face China’s ‘Common Prosperity’”, in The Washington Post[5], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 August 2023, Business[6]:
- 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.
- A former airport in Kowloon, Hong Kong.