THE Director of Civil Aviation, Peter Lok, has unveiled details of a proposed $200 million programme to improve runway capacity and ease passenger congestion at jam-packed Kai Tak.
Mr Lok is aiming to increase the maximum number of flights in and out of Kai Tak by one per hour for each of the next three years until the airport closes.
To achieve that, he is looking to improve the management of airspace and to make the layout of the runway more efficient.
Improvements will also be made to the aircraft parking apron, terminal building and the access road network.
The next phase of expansion will include new passenger and baggage check-in counters, additional transfer desks, expansion of the existing airside departure hall and another boarding lounge.
Mr Lok said a secondary surveillance radar had been acquired last year, and another would be added next year to enable the airport's air traffic controllers to monitor separation between aircraft more precisely.
Air traffic control facilities would be increased and more workstations installed to share the increasing workload, he said.