Hong Kong’s $18BN Airport Expansion Explained

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[@emiliojosevaca]

I have been to many cities around the world, NY, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, LA, Miami, Chicago, London and I can say that Hong Kong is by far the most fascinating one I have ever seen. The combination of skyscrapers with the mountains full of jungle and the sea is something unbelievable to see.

[@TheB1M]

It's beautiful, you can't beat that setting.

[@CanMav]

As a Hongkonger thanks, we love our city

[@dongshengdi773]

Singapore is more fascinating , with the best airport , Chang-yi

[@Doochos]

@@dongshengdi773 and purple is the best colour

[@larsradtke4097]

@@dongshengdi773 yes, with security at the gate! No lines! Bottom rank: JFK

[@newtonferrers1]

The fact that you can go from HK and nearly reach half the worlds population within a 5-hour flight is incredible ....my mouth literally hit the floor that is absolute insanity.

[@lonestarr1490]

Or in other words: if you draw the circle just a little bit bigger, then there are more people living inside of it than outside of it. That's how central Hong Kong is.

[@Nokenify]

Not really a positive fact, but yes, still a fact.

[@Henrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Overcrowded

[@ex0duzz]

Yep, just need to include India, Bangladesh and few other Asian countries.

[@Bob_Smith19]

The area might just be a little over crowded. The map showing that more people live inside that circle than outside of it has been around for well over a decade.

[@kcjames1829]

That day to night time-lapse at the end was beautiful

[@noguruespanol]

I agree!! I watch this happen in Valparaiso Port everyday/night from my home.

[@BeardedDragonMan1997]

Np

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[@BeardedDragonMan1997]

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[@Three_Random_Words]

@Yn VPN? Are you in China now?

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[@Realistic_Management]

I visited Hong Kong back in May 2018. Made some great memories and met a lot of interesting people in that city. I hope to go back one day. The public transport is fantastic too!

[@kawangkwok5262]

I am a Hong Kong resident, I am glad you had great memories for your visit here. Yes, I visited other countries, I think Hong Kong has the most convenient public transport in the world!

[@shinchan-F-urmom]

@@kawangkwok5262 Hong Kong is part of china

[@hwiwo]

@@kawangkwok5262 nice tea

[@starlete7starlete758]

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[@irkhanbasc]

My wife and I were also there in May 2018. We have also passed through the airport several times. The city and its airport truly are amazing.

[@rahhuuuu2321]

I went to Hong Kong few years ago and I was amazed by the quality of the infrastructures, specially the airport which is literally so impressive to see it from a plane

[@starlete7starlete758]

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[@michaelng.1990]

Brits turn everything in HK into gold, Chinese turn them back to shit.

[@yoonkim3335]

@@michaelng.1990 Like something an oriental said ：）

[@randomimmigrant348]

I did my undergrad in civil engineering and one of our professors Malcolm Jarros was one of the engineers. I used to love the stories he used to tell us about the airport.

[@DmitryZikeev]

I think this airport would be wonderfil without expansion

[@mishlinpillay9230]

Watching this video I was thinking the same thing! I was also at UKZN a few years ago, and hearing about the land reclamation construction takes you back

[@Smartthermostat2023]

@randomimmigrant348 would you be kind enough to connect me with Professor Malcom? I'm writing a story on this and I would love to interview stakeholders in this project

[@NonstopDan]

This was so fascinating to watch as an aviation geek! Excellent job and fantastic animations👌 I can't wait to see what this expansion leads to service-wise!

[@andrechelle]

Hi Dan!

[@Lee247Jamaica]

OMG HI DAN

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i subsribed to you thank to your comment :O

[@lolbeansisbetterthanu1924]

Heelo!! :D

[@BenLA5]

lol fantastic animations? they arent his, can u read?

[@jefflagundino1751]

I liked their airport when I visited 7 years ago. Now that their airport is getting an upgrade, I wanna visit the city again

[@lonestarr1490]

I'd suggest waiting until 2030 when the upgrade is supposed to be finished.

[@samuraiboi2735]

Yeah hope so i meant i really want to visit hk which i had never seen in real life only on youtube

[@samuraiboi2735]

@@lonestarr1490 hmmm good enough since covid will still be here for another maybe 4 or 5 years or more we wont know

[@larsradtke4097]

What is more insane, that there are three airports of that size within 1h drive!

[@jryde421]

Trust me...no you don't.

[@weebpatrol448]

As a Hong Konger seeing the project just being a pile of dirt so far has really pulled the expectations down along with a small feel of a waste of money but I hope with the land reclamation part done, construction above ground could bring the excitement back again. Also never knew our airport was this amazing 🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰

[@troy5094]

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[@thursoberwick1948]

A pity they can't expand the liberty of Hong Kong.

[@marsmotion]

lol good one

[@Cilghal001]

The last time I came this early I got a hug.

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I’m sure Fred will give you a hug.

[@craigr4763]

Because she was proud of you or something?

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"It happens to all guys" lol

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@@craigr4763 because she felt sorry

[@leonleon2021]

I can hug you, if you want

[@ivanblakely903]

Looks like a very impressive project. HKG was one of my favourite places, starting from 1967, and many visits since. Maybe a transit is a possibility, but I doubt I will ever stay there again. Good luck Hong Kongers.

[@Oarfish25]

Im in an area which is called Tuen Mun, across from the airport. I see the barges daily moving up and the water ways carrying materials. The size is phenomenal

[@user-wl6bw3jl4n]

Same for me - I’m in Tung Chung and my flat has a view of the airport. I watch the construction of the third runway as well as the building of the Macao-Zhuhai bridge and the Boundary Crossing facility.

[@canto_v12]

When I was a child, if you told me someday Tuen Mun would have a tunnel to the airport I'd have thought you were insane. And now it's a reality.

[@jonathanip7882]

This project is not without controversy though. With significant objection, the Government decided to go around the regular legislative approval required for public spending, and used the vehicle of the fully government-owned Airport Authority by instructing it to raise funds on its own (by imposing additional charges on passengers). The Government was not confident in going through legislative scrutiny, notwithstanding an already almost pre-arranged majority in the legislature by default.

[@SO-rq3pm]

plus the fact that the entire project benefits China not the local population who pays for that!

[@canto_v12]

@@SO-rq3pm Hong Kong expanding its airport does not just benefit "China." A mainland Chinese can fly anywhere from Guangzhou or even Shenzhen. As the video narrator says, the airport is already at capacity with continued growth projected. It simply is not big enough in its current state.

[@StevenEveral]

Flying into HKG Airport is amazing. It really is quite impressive to walk through the terminal and think about how it is completely built on a manmade island.

[@dewayneblue1834]

It was a heck of a lot more amazing when HK's airport was still the legendary Kai Tak!

[@davidliang5314]

Flying back to Hong Kong is so nice you get to look at all the lights I live in Hong Kong but the downside is you can’t see the stars

[@rossr6616]

@@dewayneblue1834 yes, there is nothing in the world like a nighttime 747 Kai Tak Arrival!

[@hf_61]

I personally hope HK can fix housing problem more than a bigger airport tbh

[@fattypark]

This makes me feel a little old. I remember the "New" airport opening in 1998, and Kai Tak before it, with the dangerous approach that pilots dreaded! Also remember the handover in 1997. So much change, and I'm only 35. Incredible project and city, which is a global hub.

[@botigamer9011]

Kai Tak and its unfortunate placement made for amazing photos, but it was so horrendously dangerous that one can understand why it was gotten rid of. What is now of Kai Tak? A park?

[@thomasshelby8674]

@@botigamer9011Kai Tak is now a residential place

[@canto_v12]

@@botigamer9011 A piece of the runway is now a cruise terminal. The apron is being taken up by new communities and recreational facilities, including Hong Kong's first Children's Hospital and its largest stadium ever.

[@jasonlam9374]

Having an extra runway & terminal might solve the problems of slot & parking bay availability and handle more passengers. But that doesn't solve the congestion of the airspace at all, if not worsens it. Considering how small the HK's airspace is and how close it is to other airports in Macau and Mainland China, that makes me wonder how they are going to change the approach & departure paths (as the Mainland China airspace is controlled by PLA & they are definitely not going to hand over the control to HK ATC).

[@joyousland]

Yes, SADLY B1M focused on the bright side, neglecting the unpopularity of the 3rd runway, the over budgeting problem, the fundamental problem of lack of airspace (that the 2 runway problem can still provides much more capacity than present if the problem are solved), the illegitimacy of the project etc

[@bokebryant3985]

and also the Tai Mo Shan mountain that is right in the way

[@vincenttang0912]

Greetings from Hong Kong, really enjoying your videos!

[@paulyiustravelogue]

Many HKers, myself included, are skeptical about this project. The fact remains that the HK Airport is sharing airspace with Shenzhen and Macau, thus we can only have that many takeoffs and landings every hour. In other words, the existing airport’s capacity is limited by the availability of the overlapping airspace in the Pearl River Delta region. Building an extra runway, or practically a brand new airport isn’t going to resolve the problem.

[@andro7862]

5G data integration between Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macau airports can solve this.

[@discoverchina1885]

I heard that Shenzhen is building their third runway now, so it’s gonna be intense competitions between Hong Kong and Shenzhen

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[@_Sheep777]

You did not mention how much does this project cost. It 1.8B in USD (Appreciate you mention it on title now) As a HongKonger, I strongly disagree with this project although I am a big fan in aviation, the third-runways project is a joke in Hong Kong. In fact, most of the citizens are oppose to it First, the damage to the environment were uncountable. The third runways project require a large Reclamation. Near the Reclamation’s area, there are many Chinese white dolphins lives nearby, and the damage to them are unrecoverable. Second, there are many of People's livelihood problem that yet to be fix in Hong Kong. For example,Thousand of HongKonger living in Subdivided flat (分間樓宇單位,又稱劏房) and the whole family might only have 70-150 Square meters living area. And this is just tip of the iceberg. How much did this runway cost? It 1.8B in USD! But instead of fixing the social problems, our government rather to build this runway and refusing all the existing problem! Yes, it do could bring a possible economic factor to Hong Kong, but how many decade will it takes to just only recover the cost of building it? You guess it, even our government refuse to answer our question.

[@ascensionzenith4043]

public housing projects proposed by the government since 2004 had been met with opposition and protested against. Seems like the government is not the issue here

[@_Sheep777]

@@ascensionzenith4043 wow, so you think we can decide how the money been use? You also know that the public housing project are facing protest, so is that means the government could use the taxpayer’s taxes to build the third runway if they facing protest in other projects? The third runway also facing protest, but why the government still continues to push the project up?

[@ascensionzenith4043]

@@_Sheep777 When did the 3rd runway project face protest? Not only did the project passed the Environmental impact assessment report, it also gained huge support during the Public consultation exercise, where the project was publicised as widely as possible in many platforms and age groups, and "The Social Sciences Research Centre of the University of Hong Kong (2011) reported that 73% of the respondents to the 24,242 completed questionnaires preferred building the third runway. 80% deemed that decision concerning the adoption and implementation of the Master Plan 2030 should be made promptly." The project would bring huge economic benefits and employment to the people and also widely supported by the economic and industrial sectors. Even members of the democratic party who are anti establishment expressed support for the project. Many mitigation measures had also been put in place to minimise negative environmental impacts including a marine park for the dolphins, the claim of the chinese dolphins had also been criticised for having lack of scientific support. "According to a report by the Social Sciences Research Centre of the University of Hong Kong in December 2011, the respondents broadly supported a series of mitigation measures to tackle issues regarding noise, air quality, conservation of dolphins and reclamation." Why do you resort to lies? And why do you intentionally deflecting from my comment? I am simply calling out your BS that the government did not consider the interest of the people in terms of public housing, where it is in fact proposed multiple times by the government but ironically opposed by the people themselves.

[@_Sheep777]

@@ascensionzenith4043 But according to WWF and CUHK statistics in 2014, a statics that was obtained 3 years later of your resources, the support rate already drop from 73 to 47. I believe you can read Chinese, so I will just copy and paste the statics that I relying on in Chinese ‘環諮會環境影響評估小組於今個星期開始審議機場第三條跑道的環評報告，為進一步了解市民對興建第三條跑道的看法，世界自然基金會香港分會（WWF）特別委託香港中文大學傳播與民意調查中心在2014年7月進行一項「興建機場第三條跑道與環境保護」民意調查，成功訪問了1,026名市民。 結果發現，有58%受訪者認為香港政府過於側重經濟發展，只有22%認為政府可以在經濟發展和環境保護之間取得平衡。另外，僅得12% 認為自己對報告的理解程度為「非常了解」或「幾了解」。 調查又發現，表示「非常支持」或「幾支持」興建第三條跑道的受訪者約佔47%，比較起機管局在2011年進行的一項同類調查，約73%受訪者支持興建第三條跑道，支持度明顯下跌達26%。 針對三跑對中華白海豚的影響，超過一半受訪者（55%）認為興建第三條跑道會對中華白海豚的影響達「非常大」或「頗大」程度。但對於機管局建議，在三跑工程完成後，即約9年後才設立新海岸公園作為緩解方案，有多達44%受訪者認為建議「非常無作用」或「幾無作用」。而認為中華白海豚不會在工程完成後返回原居地的受訪者就有36%，有35%對此存疑，認為中華白海豚回歸的機會為「一半半」。另外，亦有約42%受訪者認為現時設於大嶼山附近水域作保護中華白海豚的保護區並不足夠‘ Stop saying I am resort to lies, you don’t even know what resources I am referring to before I wrote this comment This statics was done in 2014, much closer to the project approved day, 2016. It just shown the difference after people re-thinking about is the project worth it or not and the damage to the environment. About housing, the project that people opposed are the Lantau island tomorrow, I believe you also know it. But there are plenty of ways that can solve the housing problem, like the brownfield(棕地), but why the government did not take back the brownfield? You know, I know

[@ripp3ifyy]

And don’t forget the fact that Hong Kong also needs to reclaim a large airspace for that third runway to be actually working. Otherwise, it’s a gigantic white elephant project.

[@Crunchbite_Daimyo]

A huge new airport and they aren't allowed to leave. :)

[@DavyRo]

Only an ignorant propaganda believing American would say that. The people of Hong Kong & China can move freely, they can also spend their lives not being afraid of being murdered by their own police. One day you will learn your head has been filled with total fantasies & your country is falling to pieces as the arms dealers get richer. It's a situation where you prefer investing in death & destruction year on year. The sad thing is the only people that don't realise this are Americans.

[@sciencecw]

@@DavyRo from a HKer: wumao spotted

[@theflourman6219]

@@DavyRo you have no idea what you saying. Im about to leave Hongkong for good

[@rydercameron9636]

Hong Kong 🇭🇰

[@ailo8964]

In Mandarin Pinyin, it's Xianggang. That's what 🇨🇳Chinese people call it.

[@TheFreshSpam]

@@ailo8964 Its Hong Kong

[@udontknowme7798]

@@TheFreshSpam Yea, Hong Kong is a city in China!

[@TheFreshSpam]

@@udontknowme7798 A city in the UK*

[@ascensionzenith4043]

@@ailo8964 not all, some chinese people call it hoeng gong, like those chinese people in HK themselves.

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[@Rida_H_A]

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[@Naman.Khivsara]

This airport is massive, it's like a day tour...

[@dongshengdi773]

Singapore airport is a month tour. with Malls, hotels, gardens, parks , etc inside the airport. it is a country inside an airport

[@daniel11111]

@@dongshengdi773 SG airport is a class apart, I intentionally choose longer layovers at SG just so I could go around the airport.

[@msbrownbeast]

It's not only massive. It's also a great airport - well run with excellent facilities and excellent and helpful staff. The typical traveller who goes through HKIA is treated with a memorable experience.

[@jonathanng5218]

Hong Kong is a small city but the scale of the infrastructure is MASSIVE. The worlds longest sea crossing HZM Bridge, this future airport extension, reclamation of East Lantau island etc

[@rorychivers8769]

I miss Kai Tak Airport... Definitely one of the worlds gnarliest fairground rides :)

[@sydclark5581]

This channel is the king of explaining past, present and future projects

[@Joshua-bv5bo]

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[@bso3223]

I love Hong Kong and have lived there for awhile. Its a travesty the people are losing their freedoms.

[@rychan78]

You introduced this aviation megaproject much better than the government.

[@mijailgonzalez7105]

I remember visiting Hong Kong's airport in 2017. The sheer size was incredible.

[@BigBigBigJeff]

Lovely airport to fly in and out of, would recommend to anyone! Also take the cable car up the mountain to the south for a great aerial view of the whole airport

[@StephenJordanJavaKrypt]

Spent a month in HK nearing 10 years ago. I think about the place often, absolutely loved it, didn't want to come home. Shame to see what the CCP is doing there.

[@StephenJordanJavaKrypt]

@Yn Piss off. You know exactly what they're doing. HK was already prosperous, even if it wasn't, it doesn't excuse the human right violations, the suppression of free speech, the changing of history to fit the mainland propaganda machine.

[@StephenJordanJavaKrypt]

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[@dfv671]

Those protesters were stabbing and burning innocent people. They deserve to be suppressed!

[@StephenJordanJavaKrypt]

@@dfv671 oh isn't that funny, another empty account, regurgitating Beijing's lies.

[@keithngho7466]

Don't mind these people. They are getting paid $0.0077 usd for every comment. These dude are trying real hard

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I just refreshed my youtube recommendations and you appeared so I've instantly clicked to have my daily dose of interesting videos fulfilled.

[@Leanzazzy]

2:00 I like how even though the B1M presents themselves as a classy channel, they still use heavy bass for their background music,

[@glennaa11]

everybody does. I'm sure my downstairs neighbors hate me

[@koantao8321]

I remember landing at the old airport 30 years ago during a rainstorm. It was insane and I felt we were about to crash inside the city.

[@derricksy]

This channel should do a Kai Tak Airport video and blow the hell out of everyones mind here. Every landing is crashing into the city.

[@koantao8321]

@@derricksy here is a nice video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqDYd4tvaqZ3iqc

[@neonboy99]

Funny how HK can spend so much on expanding an airport but not build more affordable homes for its people. Sad

[@BJ-zd2or]

There is empty islands I saw on google that have space, but they are around rich private places.

[@li_tsz_fung]

@@BJ-zd2or Keeping the land expensive means the government can keep getting enormous income. They don't need people's support.

[@speedbirdconcorde001]

The Kai Tak approach was legendary

[@RSCB]

which is also deadly

[@speedbirdconcorde001]

@@RSCB Not really, partly because of the intensive training that pilots went through before being qualified to land there

[@RSCB]

@@speedbirdconcorde001 yeah maybe

[@Dinara1up]

The production quality is always top notch, thank you B1M!

[@lauramoe6825]

If ETthereum hit 5000 USD. i would visit this place just for sight seeing

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[@blackchang1981]

Another great video. I love Hong Kong's skyline, that airport is a great addition to a phenomenal city.🇭🇰

[@steve-wu7jp]

Couldn't pay me to visit Hong Kong now. Before the take over it looked like one of the most interesting cities to visit

[@Sdjejdijdjxudhd]

It is hard to see how the city will do well. After China on going efforts to turn it into a police state, and the collapse of the tourist market. It could easily being overly size airport for the decade to come.

[@clintonli4094]

Thanks for noticing the gravity of the situation, but I really love my city, so I will do my best to preserve the culture of us. And I never lose hope, it took the Jews 2000 years to build a country for better or not, I’m sure that one day Hong Kong can do well again.

[@kimjong-un6994]

@@clintonli4094 How's it going in HK, haven't heard much news in ages, does anyone dare protest anymore?

[@clintonli4094]

@@kimjong-un6994 Hong Kong no longer have large scale protest for a year already, however, with the national security law enforce, you may say that we are some how successful in terms of Scorched earth policy of us the protesters.

[@kimjong-un6994]

@@clintonli4094 Must suck to have the mainland fucking your beautiful city up, just make sure you use a VPN, I think the CCP ight in future punish people going against them online in hk

[@canto_v12]

@@kimjong-un6994 There has been nothing to protest since the extradition bill was cancelled in mid-2019. The national security law dealt with those groups who refused to stop rioting after we all went home.

[@XCVI16]

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Extra special during pandemic but, always some of the best videos in my opinion. :-)

[@bibekdas5595]

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[@TheB1M]

OH STOP WE'RE BLUSHING!!

[@aswler]

HKG is the most beautiful city in the world, especially because of its beautiful surroundings. I am so sad that their freedom is being deminished under the new rule.

[@keithprice4711]

Totally agree, HK is a great City but I'm not sure how long that can last with the Chinese gov. I wish Washington and London could help more

[@canto_v12]

We'll be fine, give us some time to heal our social tensions. In many ways, Hong Kongers created this mess for themselves if you look at the timeline of the protests, the original goals of the protests and how long it dragged on despite the government making the desired concessions.

[@canto_v12]

@Alex W It goes back further than the national security law. The original, massive protests that the protest movement likes to quote (1-2M) were actually about a criminal extradition amendment (April thru June 2019), which the government did cancel due to the public pressure. All the events after that were smaller riot groups composed of disillusioned youth who moved the goalposts and issued more "demands" so that they have a reason to break stuff and beat people. And that's why we ended up with the national security laws (July 2020).

[@isaacfrohlich4575]

I could listen to his voice all day. Very soothing, while also showing interesting content. Fantastic channel

[@todwod]

I remember watching on either the Discovery Channel or TLC when I was a kid about the how they were building the airport. Many years later now they’re adding on and making it bigger. So awesome!

[@adfilluz]

Extreme Engineering?

[@LC16210]

Best notification to wake up to! 👍🏽

[@wheely90]

was about to go to bed, then i saw the notification pop up had to watch it first :)

[@TheB1M]

Sleep is overrated.

[@hkr4life]

living here since 2005. i love this city every day more and more. i feel so blessed to live here. Love u Hong Kong from the bottom of my heart

[@omsi2hk701]

As a Hongkonger, I am really proud of this airport.

[@TechTrendss]

I cannot thank this channel enough for the inspiration its given to start my own channel on interesting topics.

[@j.s.7335]

I don't know if it's really better, but it's cool that they are reclaiming the land without dredging.

[@isaacyuyu1997]

As a Hongkonger, I can confirm that most Hongkongers do not support the airport expansion. First , with a total cost of HK$141.7bn (US$ 18.25bn), it is just a waste of money. Second, there is an airspace issue which the airspace of the third runway will overlap the airspace of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The government is forcing the project and ignoring the opinions of Hongkongers.

[@bankerdave888]

Just another sad city behind the wall now.

[@AlecMuller]

It's been heartbreaking to see Hong Kong's leaders sell out to the CCP over the last several years.

[@nikoid3631]

true...

[@adventureanglingpnw1821]

Beautiful city and airport. I was born in Hong Kong in 95. My family and I go there every 3 years and I never get tired of Hong Kong :)

[@joelcheng2315]

Hello Friend, how are you doing today?it's nice to meet you..my name is Cheng,how about you?if you don't mind telling me your name so that we can get to know each other?

[@PV96]

I have utilized the Hong Kong International Airport many times. It is one of my favorite airports! Also, the Customs and Security officers are extremely helpful.

[@paulbradford6475]

I just wonder how much mainland China's belligerence towards Hong Kongers will effect any building project, no matter how promising. As China flexes it's military muscles, even usually timid businesses will have to reconsider whether or not the world needs Hong Kong as a vital business hub.

[@tianrunjiang2341]

China is belligerent? Please tell me when is the last time China initiated a war on another country

[@rayoneill8126]

A deep dive documentary series into all the processes involved in the construction of an airport being built on land reclaimed from the sea would be really interesting to watch. Something similar to what the BBC did for the Crossrail project in London.

[@TheRebelOne.]

Your channel has matured to no end since it's inception. Yet another crystal clear presentation!

[@TheRebelOne.]

@@user-rt4ve7ks6u You are NOT the B1M.....🤬

[@yogeshevarestthapa5262]

🇬🇧B1M is the best channel for sure, it’s a high quality content. Thank you !

[@geopoliticswitjay]

If your American and wonder why nations like China are improving economically this is by far the biggest reason, INFRASTRUCTURE 💯❗️

[@Bob_Smith19]

😂 if you think that’s why China is improving. Their whole operation is based on stealing intellectual property and slave labor. The western world needs to cut the CCP off completely. The subjects of China need to forcefully remove the boot from their necks.

[@marsmotion]

@@Bob_Smith19 the western globalist oligarchs created the china you see today. they gave everything away because they want that kind of model to be the future all over the world. merger of state and corp power with strong cent govt and limited or no rights for people other than to work for their digital money. all this started long ago when the rockafellers snubbed the chinese nationalists in favor of supplying mao at the end of ww2. china today is their creation....bizarre but true...13 familys control all world mega corps. the current crisis shows this quite well i think. nwo here now today.

[@adityaajit2120]

@V J ohh no , Daddy USA takes so much care of the Blacks and Middle Eastern people , f China the only country in the world that stands against USA

[@adityaajit2120]

@@Bob_Smith19 ain't that what Europeans did in the Native lands of Red Indian ( presently also Known as USA )

[@johnli7818]

@@Bob_Smith19 slave labor? Are you talking about America?

[@kieronjohnson8834]

Building airports, dismantling democracy.

[@jonny5777]

It’s rare for me to say but I wish your videos were longer. It’s all so good I just want more

[@Bjm869]

I love HK so much! Can’t wait to get back when we can travel again

[@juanDE1703]

BM1 always with the Best content.

[@clintonli4094]

Although the construction itself claim that it can bring enormous economic benefits to the city, it should also be mentioned in the video that the constructions polluted the city’s ocean and nearly drive a species of dolphins into extinction. Also the construction is a potential risk for the economy before it finish, as it may cost more than the budget predicted.

[@tianrunjiang2341]

Well, these kinds of projects always tend to impact the environment and the economy, aren't they? I believe there were also debates back when HK was still using Kai Tak airport, so for the future sometimes you have to take the risk.

[@clintonli4094]

@@tianrunjiang2341 Not to cause the extinction of a kind of dolphin, this a not the cost we should bear. We as a human can do a lot better. But consider that you are a Chinese, you won't care too much about that.

[@tianrunjiang2341]

@@clintonli4094 I also support protecting the environment simply because in the foreseeable future, this is the only planet we can count on. I have also read reports on the potential environmental issues on the airport expansion. But sometimes, we have to harm others to make ourselves better off; unfortunately, that is just the cruelty of nature. Sincerely hope practitioners can find some way to help those poor creatures or at least remedy the situation. Also, I’m just curious why you have so much against Chinese? Judging from your name, it seems you have some kind of relationship with China. Just curious what made you gave up something that made you. I commented under this video to show my perspective and seek to talk peacefully with others, so if you are not hoping the same thing, please don't reply to me.

[@canto_v12]

The Chinese dolphins were near extinction due to the pollution in the water caused by China's industrialisation. Despite this new airport expansion, the dolphins are reappearing which is good news!

[@tianrunjiang2341]

@Monkey D Luffy Have you ever eat any meat? Have you ever accidentally stepped on a bug? Have you ever beat other teams in sports? Have you ever argue with your parents/friends/partners? It’s not a perfect world and obviously that’s how the nature works, unless you are five years old or a angel visiting Earth otherwise you should already know that.

[@xavier._.157]

Every wednesday anticipating B1M vid

[@wallacexixctc7115]

There is where I live. Although I live in Hong Kong, I love watching the B1M

[@MrWojciech95]

For anyone in Hong Kong with a few hours to spare, I'd greatly recommend trying out the Ngong Ping Cable Car from Tung Chung Station up to Tian Tian Buddha. You get breathtaking views of the airport, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge as well as Lantau Island!

[@clintonli4094]

Actually, speaking as a local in hk, by taking a ferry to TaiO and travel by bus to Buddha can enjoy a much better view and experience (less expensive too). The cable car is just flat out not worth it and a bit waste of time.

[@HakingMC]

@@djyx8 Personally I find the cable cars to be way too expensive for just the view of the airport, not that it isn't a cool sight. However, the hiking trails provide a more spectacular and satisfying view, provided you know your stuff. But go ahead if it's your first time, it's there for tourists, not locals anyways.

[@HakingMC]

@@djyx8 Hong Kong's hiking trail is some of the most intuitive and clear. Stick to the path, prepare well, then you'll find the treasure. That's how most enjoy the natural beauty in HK.

[@clintonli4094]

@@djyx8 I don't think that the NP360 can provide anything except for shopping opportunities, it acts more like a theme park than transportation. I mean I won't stop you from hopping onto cable car, but I want to advise all of the travellers coming to Hong Kong have an enjoyable holiday and discover something unique in Hong Kong other than capitalism.

[@Em4gdn1m]

That voice is so soothing, I want to pay you to come read me a book while I go to sleep.

[@ZadieBear]

Back in the early 90's, I had been hired by one of the Civil's to be a designer on the Hong Kong Airport. However, due to my mom getting sick & dying, I wasn't able to fulfill that contract. The Hong Kong airport always held a special place in my heart....

[@MarkMclaughlin-qm8kq]

i love hong Kong the skyscrapers the mountains the fresh smell of fish rice in the morning the airport is amazing the people friendly its a place to visit so book it.

[@mwdfinch76]

Great airport. Been there many times. I won't visit again though. It makes me sad.

[@PatheticTV]

Why not? We’ll welcome you with open arms when COVID is over.

[@thousandcello]

@@PatheticTV with communism

[@RajShekhar-jy2zi]

@@thousandcello communism scary help

[@NitroCheng]

@@bruh4696 As a Hongkonger, he says nothing wrong. Stop pretending you know alot.

[@li_tsz_fung]

@@bruh4696 Next time you're here, there won't be any HongKonger. Those who stay will just become communist slaves.

[@sarthsingh3271]

Damn B1M you're epic

[@lsco2284]

I AGREE

[@aabidn275]

The quality of these videos is just brilliant

[@o4_]

0:49 At this point you can't even tell that it's reclaimed land, it just looks like an airport on the coast with mountains next to it. Like, I knew this airport was huge, but it never really hit me just how huge it truly was until this shot.

[@kawangbus]

The project surely relieves the burden of the existing two runways in HKIA. However, the airspace issue has not been resolved to maximise the capacity. Otherwise, the third runway would just be a wasting-money.

[@TheKFMProductions]

I expect Hong Kong’s airport will have a disproportionate number of departures compared to arrivals 🙂😂

[@raymondlangille2886]

@@djyx8 He is referring to the civil unrest of the new China rule. However, it is probably to late to flee the country for some.

[@TheKFMProductions]

@@djyx8 uh oh undercover CCP

[@TheKFMProductions]

@@djyx8 biased opinions on the denial of democracy to Hong Kong citizens, undermining the rule of law?? I’m [happily] biased, I guess?

[@TheKFMProductions]

@@djyx8 need a house? 😏

[@raymondlangille2886]

@@djyx8 I wonder what the future is for HK. Do they really need this airport? Will China dissolve its importance? It's future as in its past is going to be very unstable. What do you think?

[@simonbossify]

I live in hk for 25years and I didn't even know about this. Thank you B1M.

[@shivanktaksali8075]

Awesome video! Would be cool to see one around Hong Kong's MTR...

[@kevinmark5404]

Hello, it’s nice to meet you.

[@xavier._.157]

This just makes me want to go hong konv even more after the pandemic thanks B1M

[@Wondwind]

Look, a troll.

[@Mark13091961]

But now that the Chinese communist party are actively crushing Hong Kong democracy and rights agreed to in the handover, I wonder what impact this will have on the future of HK and by inference, this airport?

[@tizkwmskvyks5515]

To be frank, HK's democracy nowadays is still better compared to the time under the British rule, according to western standards. Under the British rule, HK people had no rights and no election to choose their chief executive. Now they have some (you may say limited) rights to vote via a voting committee. That said, I am not positive aboout HK's future perspectives as well, not because of its political situations, but rather, its relative competitiveness compared to other cities in China. Just look at the city of Shenzhen right across the border as an example.

[@Mark13091961]

@@tizkwmskvyks5515 well I’m not familiar with details but I see the news reporting HK citizens fighting pretty hard for their rights while the CCP systematically remove them. How will that effect trade passing through, I really don’t know?

[@tizkwmskvyks5515]

@@Mark13091961 Regarding trade, IMHO Hong Kong will still play a key role in China's financial sector in the forseable future. What Hong Kong lacks is its growth potential, especially in the high-tech industries and R&D. Regarding HK people and the CPC, I stayed in HK for 3 years in the past and my impression is that some of the HK people are simply too proud to be part of "China", and that's something you can't change in a short time. But the point is, the rest of China is quickly catching up, and HK will soon lose their advantages.

[@gamalielcalvillo90]

Here in México the president suspend and cancel the construction of the NEW airport because it was over a dry lake, a lot of people (not experts) said that it was unviable to build on that terrain...

[@WalkingAmsterdam]

I love the fact that they are not scared or deterred to do what they need to do to make this happen...amazing!

[@deep.space.12]

This single runway cost more than the entirety of the ten infrastructure megaprojects that came with the original airport. And planes cannot land, but only take off in one direction, due to airspace conflict with Shenzhen's airport, rendering the airport expansion useless. So yeah, that's where taxpayers' money went.

[@imShlievenhien]

FREE HONG KONG FROM THE CCP

[@adityaajit2120]

2047 : Say no more

[@dougmungoven4315]

A fabulous city with fast efficient public transport to and from the airport

[@awss6576]

A video on the International Space Station would be pretty dope

[@mr.b292]

"This aviation mega-project is the key to the city's future competitiveness." I mean, it is a part of Hong Kong's competitiveness, but the "key" is Hong Kong being any different than the mainland cities in the Pearl River delta. Sadly, the mainland CCP government seems content to erode this difference rather than celebrate and maintain it.

[@tianrunjiang2341]

At least up until now, the “one country two systems” principle is still in effect. As a component of China (regardless of other opinions, this is the status quo), it is reasonable to utilize HK’s strengths to help the mainland's development, so I don't know what you mean by “erode this difference.”

[@clintonli4094]

@@tianrunjiang2341 Why do I need to pay for your development then? I thought China is the country that eliminates poverty last year? BTW what the hell are you doing on KZbin, isn't youtube was censored by the great firewall of China with your world-class freedom of speech?

[@tianrunjiang2341]

@@clintonli4094 What are you talking about? Helping mainland economic development also benefits HK’s local industries because then HK will have more businesses from the mainland; however, sometimes some “noble” HK natives don't like that cause they like those who once colonized them better than the people that share the same biological&cultural origins--pure Stockholm Syndrome. BTW, maybe mainland China does not have that kind of freedom of speech, but that is more or less related to the later development. China is still a developing country, so at least to me, these kinds of issues are still tolerable because things are going to change at certain stages. Also, if you actually believe and support freedom of speech, then you should respect and learn from others rather than use it to question someone that wants to discuss the question peacefully.

[@Bob_Smith19]

Does the CCP pay you by the post or by the hour?

[@tianrunjiang2341]

@@Bob_Smith19 Undoubtedly CCP has its own issues, but undeniably it helped the liberalization of millions of Chinese and made them have relatively stable lives (maybe not comparable to developed countries but better than most countries that gained independence during the same period). That’s why most Chinese and I still support them; if one day it is not the case anymore, surely they will at least lose my support. If CCP can pay people to post positive comments on social media, why can’t anti-CCP powers pay people to do the opposite then?

[@BargertuckyBeaverhogs]

Beautiful city 🇭🇰, visited in 2016

[@Drew-fu8fc]

Great channel. It’s like “Mega Engineering” from cable channels a while back, but not annoying. Those shows were interesting but you had to sit through 17 commercial breaks and hear the narrator repeat information over and over. You could have learned everything in 5 min and that’s what this channel does great!!

[@galewhiteman2047]

Really enjoyed. I’m actually responsible for shipping the original Solid State Frequency Converters; generators that power the aircraft when they are parked at the gates. It was a major achievement for our small U.S. company located in West Virginia. I now live in CA, but love seeing things from the past.

[@ntl9974]

How did you guys get the contract?