HKIA announces plans for SkyCity development

SkyCity will feature retail complexes, entertainment facilities, dining space, hotels, and office towers in approximately 25 hectares of land at the north of the airport island.

The SkyCity plan was unveiled at “The Future of Shopping Malls” Business Conference and Exhibition hosted today by the AA. More than 300 senior executives from the property development and investment sectors of Hong Kong and major overseas markets, as well as representatives from the HKSAR government, business associations and professional bodies, attended the event.

Mr Jack So Chak-kwong, chairman of the AA said: “Our vision is to create a new destination that goes far beyond the traditional notion of a shopping mall. Located right next to the airport, SKYCITY aims to capture broad opportunities in tourism and business, while also providing a dynamic lifestyle and family entertainment hub for Hong Kong residents and visitors alike.”

HKIA’s passenger traffic is projected to rise to more than 100 million by 2030 with the completion of the three-runway system. SkyCity will make use of the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, strategic road links.

Phase 1 of the project will comprise a retail, dining and entertainment (RDE) destination of 195,000 sq. metres, scheduled to open in 2021, and a hotel providing 450 to 750 rooms, expected to be completed in 2020. Invitations for tender submissions for the hotel and RDE developments will be issued in November 2016 and early 2017 respectively.