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Smooth moves for one night, two hotels

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Yesterday may well have been the biggest day for removers in the history of Hong Kong, with all of the airport shifting shenanigans - but not for one business whose fortunes were closely tied to those of Kai Tak.

The Regal Airport Hotel quietly changed its name to the Regal Kai Tak Hotel at exactly midnight on Sunday night.

Your correspondent attended a Lufthansa dinner function at the hotel that night to see out the old airport, and thought it must have been tipsiness when the name of the establishment changed before his eyes.

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But no, it turned out a 'one night, two hotels' policy had been put in place to account for when the last aircraft roared out of Kai Tak.

Despite the name change, management is clearly having airport withdrawal symptoms.

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A spokesman said the establishment will run an hourly shuttle bus service to Chek Lap Kok for guests until its sister Regal hotel opens at the new airport in October or November.

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