The future of Kai Tak is literally up in the air with the name being chosen for the fourth typhoon of the new century.
The list of names to be given to typhoons next year was published yesterday, along with Chinese translations which will be used consistently in Hong Kong, Macau and on the mainland.
The names, to be used for tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea from 2000, were contributed by 14 countries, territories and regions, including Hong Kong.
One of Hong Kong's contributions - Kai Tak - is fourth on the list.
The first will be Damrey, meaning elephant and provided by Cambodia.
Observatory senior scientific officer Chan Chik-cheung said it had taken weeks to work out Chinese names and officials then met mainland and Macau counterparts for two days in Beijing last month to finalise translations.