Hong Kong's $13bn 'Skytopia' airport project poses business loyalty test

Companies should 'illustrate' love for country and city, says official

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Hong Kong's airport authority unveils the Skytopia airport project during a Jan. 16 event. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)

KENSAKU IHARA and PEGGY YE

HONG KONG -- A $13 billion project to turn Hong Kong's airport into a sprawling city-within-a-city could serve as a test case for how much the local business community is willing to spend to show its loyalty to the Chinese government.

"We envisage that our airport will not be just a place for passengers to board their planes, or a portal for entering Hong Kong," Fred Lam, chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong, said at a presentation on Jan. 16. He said it will be a "landmark of its own and also a world-leading destination attracting visitors from within Hong Kong, its prosperous Greater Bay Area, as well as major markets in Asia and around the world."

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