Editing Transport in Hong Kong (section)

==Air transport==
=== Aeroplanes ===
[[File:A bird's eye view of Hong Kong International Airport.JPG|thumb|Aerial view of the airport island in 2010]]
[[File:Boeing 747-467, Cathay Pacific Airways JP10362.jpg|thumb|An aerial view of Kai Tak Airport on July 7, 1998, the morning after its closure.]]

[[Hong Kong International Airport]] (HKG) is the primary airport for the territory and has been at Chep Lap Kok since 1998. Over 100 airlines operate flights to international and mainland China destinations from the airport; it is the main hub of [[flag carrier]] [[Cathay Pacific]] as well as [[Air Hong Kong]], [[HK Express|Hong Kong Express]], and [[Hong Kong Airlines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/business/about-the-airport/welcome.html |title=Welcome to Hong Kong International Airport |publisher=Airport Authority Hong Kong |access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> HKG is an important regional [[transhipment]] centre, passenger hub, and gateway for destinations in mainland China and the rest of Asia. It also handles [[List of busiest airports by cargo traffic|the most air cargo traffic in the world]].<ref>{{cite report |title=Airport Traffic Report |publisher=[[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] |date=14 April 2017 |url=http://www.panynj.gov/airports/pdf-traffic/ATR2016.pdf |ref={{harvid|NY/NJ Port Authority Airport Traffic|2017}} |access-date=20 November 2017 |archive-date=25 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525172312/http://www.panynj.gov/airports/pdf-traffic/ATR2016.pdf |url-status=dead |page=58}}</ref> With over 70 million passengers annually, it is the [[List of busiest airports by passenger traffic|eighth busiest airport worldwide by passenger traffic]].<ref>{{harvnb|NY/NJ Port Authority Airport Traffic|2017|p=32}}.</ref> HKG is constructed on an artificial island north of Lantau Island and was built to replace the overcrowded [[Kai Tak Airport]] in [[Kowloon Bay]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Landler |first=Mark |date=6 July 1998 |title=A 6-Hour Move, and Landing in Hong Kong Loses a Thrill |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/06/world/a-6-hour-move-and-landing-in-hong-kong-loses-a-thrill.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York |access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> A third runway was constructed as part of the Three-Runway-System. The massive upgrades to the Terminal 2, and the construction of a new Terminal 2 Concourse, High-Speed Baggage Systems, the upgrades to the Centre Runway, and the extension of the APM, will be completed in 2024.

Ferry services link Hong Kong and [[Macau International Airport]]; there is an express service at the [[Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal]] in which passengers can check in to flights at Macau Airport. Macau Airport has an "Express Link" service operating from the Hong Kong-Macau terminal, [[Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal|China Ferry Terminal]], and [[Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal]] in which transiting passengers to Macau Airport are not processed through Macau customs.<ref>"[http://www.macau-airport.com/en/transportation/express-link-service Express Link Service]." [[Macau International Airport]]. Retrieved 9 May 2018. "The Express Link Check-In Counter at Hong Kong Shun Tak Ferry Terminal" and "Service is available at the following ferry terminals: •HK Macau Ferry Terminal (G02 Shun Tak Centre) •China Ferry Terminal, Kowloon •Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal (TurboJET Service Counter, G/F)"</ref> In addition there is a bus service between Hong Kong and [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport]] in [[Shenzhen]],<ref>"[http://eng.szairport.com/szairportyw/dbyw/jcjt_lwga.shtml HK and Macau Traffic > Bus ]." [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport]]. Retrieved 9 May 2018.</ref> and people going to Shenzhen Airport may also board a ferry that goes to [[Fuyong Ferry Terminal]] at Shenzhen Airport.<ref>"[http://eng.szairport.com/szairportyw/kcyw/jcjt_lwga.shtml Passenger Ship]." [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport]]. Retrieved 9 May 2018.</ref>

The majority of area private recreational aviation traffic, under the supervision of the [[Hong Kong Aviation Club]] (HKAC), goes in and out of [[Shek Kong Airfield]] in the New Territories.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mola, Roger A.|url=https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/last-stand-at-kai-tak-4343836/|title=Last Stand at Kai Tak|work=[[Airspace Magazine]]|date=September 2003|access-date=2018-04-21|quote=Because Chek Lap Kok is closed to most private pilots, the club now operates its six Cessnas and an aerobatic Slingsby Firefly from nearby Shek Kong military airfield, but only on weekends, and always subject to the goodwill of the People’s Liberation Army.}}</ref><ref name=Thrill>{{cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/718191/high-flyers-have-licence-thrill|title=High-flyers have licence to thrill|newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=2010-06-26|access-date=2018-04-21|quote=For anyone who has ever dreamt of flying, the first step to getting your wings is to join the Hong Kong Aviation Club (HKAC), the city's only flight training centre.[...]The Shek Kong Airfield is used by the People's Liberation Army during the week, with permission given to the club to use it during weekends.}}</ref> The HKAC sent most of its aircraft to Shek Kong in 1994 after the hours for general aviation at Kai Tak Airport were sharply reduced, to two hours per morning, as of 1 July that year.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.scmp.com/article/85610/aviation-club-takes-sek-kong |title= Aviation club takes off for Sek Kong |work= [[South China Morning Post]] |date= 1994-08-22 |access-date= 2018-04-18}}</ref> Usage of private aircraft at Shek Kong is restricted to weekends.<ref name=Thrill/>

===Helicopters===
Externally, frequent passenger helicopter flights to [[Macau]] are scheduled daily. There are also chartered services for the VIP and business community within Hong Kong.