A land between Hong Kong Airport Terminal 2 and AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) spanning 20 hectare has been planned for business use. Neighboring the proposed infrastructure projects including Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, a railway connecting Hong Kong and Shenzhen airports and an artificial island connecting Tsuen Mun and Chek Lap Kok, the land is regarded as one of the candidates to spearhead Hong Kong's economy. However, the government has yet to confirm its development. A local exhibition organizer, Global Sources, pointed out that with the infrastructure and strong logistics support, the land can be used for development of AWE phase 2 expansion, establishing a new venue for exhibitions of high-end products such as red wine and jewelry.

To act as "bridgehead" and lead economic development

The land is now being used as temporary car parks and golf course. Global Sources Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs suggested that the government should plan its long-term development carefully. One of the solutions will be building a sales center. And if we develop the land into a free port similar to Singapore's, featuring temperature adjustment and large storage facilities, it will be ideal for high-end exhibitions and be able to unleash its power to spearhead economic development.

Hinrichs believes that luxury products such as red wine, jewelry, paintings and antiquities require good quality control and tight security. When holding ehxibitions, it will be risky if we need to transport these high-priced productds from the airport to the down town venues such as HKCEC.

The Airport Authority says the "Planning Outline for Hong Kong International Airport, 2030" will be completed in the middle of the year. The government will have further evaluation in light of the proposal before confirming the long-term development of the land.