Meanings
- An area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The present airport, at Kai Tak, in Kowloon, which has one runway, will be closed when the new one opens.
1990 January 7, “TRAVEL ADVISORY”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2015, Travel4 more examples
Some residents of Kai Tak said they would consider organising protests, which would pose a significant headache for the government, and seeking a judicial review. They said the scheme ran contrary to plans to build a second central business district (CBD) in the area and could affect home prices. "This is a matter of confidence in the government (planning)," said Cheung King-fan, a district councillor of Kai Tak area.
2023 February 10, Clare Jim, “Hong Kong's Lee faces stern test over $3.4 bln bid to ease housing shortage”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2023, Asia PacificMembers of the media gather at a land plot for light public housing in the Kai Tak area of Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Hong Kong plans to spend about HK$26 billion ($3.3 billion) on temporary apartments to help reduce the wait times for public housing in one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets.
2023 February 22, Shuli Ren, “Hong Kong’s Penthouses Face China’s ‘Common Prosperity’”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2023, BusinessHong Kong authorities should speed up tendering and construction of an elevated mass transit system in Kai Tak and consider extending it to East Kowloon to invigorate the area, local politicians have said, with the government earlier ruling out any extension.
2024 March 13, Cannix Yau, “Move faster on elevated Kai Tak mass transit system and consider extension, Hong Kong authorities urged”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2024, Hong Kong / TransportAn unused Covid-19 isolation facility in Kai Tak will be converted into a youth hub featuring a hostel with rooms starting at HK$200 a night.
2025 July 14, Hillary Leung, “Unused Covid-19 facility in Kai Tak converted into youth hub featuring hostel, sports, cultural spaces”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2025, Hong Kong
Origin
Ultimately named after Kai Ho and Au Tak, the two original developers of the area.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 啟德 /启德
- 啟德 /启德 (kai² dak¹)area in Hong Kong
Chinese Mandarin 啟德 /启德
- 啟德 /启德 (Qǐdé)area in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Kai Tak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kai%20Tak
“Kai Tak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kai%20Tak. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kai Tak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kai%20Tak.
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