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== Closure of Kai Tak == |
== Closure of Kai Tak == |
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Following the decommissioning of Kai Tak and the opening of [[Hong Kong International Airport|Chek Lap Kok International Airport]], the hill and the checkerboard remained abandoned, wherein the latter became faded overgrown with new trees. |
Following the decommissioning of Kai Tak and the opening of [[Hong Kong International Airport|Chek Lap Kok International Airport]], the hill and the checkerboard remained abandoned, wherein the latter became faded overgrown with new trees. The checkerboard was not restored probably because it may confuse pilots landing at Chek Lap Kok, since the Kai Tak Runway 13 approach also involved flying over [[Lantau Island]] |
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=== 2020-2021 Restoration === |
=== 2020-2021 Restoration === |
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, between the years 2020 and 2021, the checkerboard was repainted on both sides |
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, between the years 2020 and 2021, the checkerboard was repainted on both west and south sides back to their original colors. Both the restored Checkerboard Hill and Kai Tak Runway Park now act as a monument to Kai Tak Airport. |
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==See also == |
==See also == |
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Revision as of 03:04, 8 July 2021
| Checkerboard Hill, Hong Kong | |
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| 格仔山 | |
 View of Checkerboard Hill. The faded checkerboard is visible. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Coordinates | 22°20′09″N 114°11′03″E / 22.3357°N 114.1843°E |
| Geography | |
  Checkerboard Hill, Hong Kong Location of Checkerboard Hill in Hong Kong | |
| Location |  Hong Kong |
Checkerboard Hill (Chinese: 格仔山) is a small hill in the northern part of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong. Standing at 98 metres (322 ft) tall, Checkerboard Hill is located next to Kowloon Tsai Park and is not far from Lion Rock Country Park.
Name
The hill's name dates back to the time when airline pilots had to navigate towards this hill in order to land on Runway 13 of the now-closed Kai Tak Airport. Pilots would set their onboard navigation systems to fly the Instrument Guidance System (IGS) path straight towards a large red and white checkerboard on the side of the hill, then once the checkerboard pattern was sighted and identified, they would make a low-altitude right-hand turn to align visually with Runway 13.[1]
Kai Tak Airport was demanding for pilots, and it required special training, since the approach to runway 13 could not be flown entirely by instrument, but required instead to aim towards a fixed obstacle, and then break away visually to land on its right.
Closure of Kai Tak
Following the decommissioning of Kai Tak and the opening of Chek Lap Kok International Airport, the hill and the checkerboard remained abandoned, wherein the latter became faded overgrown with new trees. The checkerboard was not restored probably because it may confuse pilots landing at Chek Lap Kok, since the Kai Tak Runway 13 approach also involved flying over Lantau Island
2020-2021 Restoration
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, between the years 2020 and 2021, the checkerboard was repainted on both west and south sides back to their original colors. Both the restored Checkerboard Hill and Kai Tak Runway Park now act as a monument to Kai Tak Airport.
See also
References
- ^ "Restore famous 'checkerboard' as a tribute to old Kai Tak airport". South China Morning Post. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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