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Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in June 2014
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in June 2014

Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is a cruise ship terminal on the former Kai Tak Airport runway in Hong Kong. Its completion date was delayed into 2013 due to re-tendering. Following an international competition, Foster + Partners was chosen to design the cruise terminal. The first ship berthed on 12 June 2013. The terminal has the capacity to berth two large 360-metre (1,180 ft) long vessels, which carry a total of 5,400 passengers and 1,200 crew, as well as anticipating the demands of cruise liners currently on the drawing board.The Government announced that it would focus on the development of a new cruise terminal at Kai Tak development area to help Hong Kong become a regional transport hub for cruise ships. It was built by Dragages Hong Kong Limited and site formation was completed by Penta-Ocean Construction Company.

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Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
Shing Fung Road, Kowloon

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Shing Fung Road
Kowloon (Kowloon City District)
Hong Kong, China
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Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in June 2014
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in June 2014
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