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1998 Kai Tak Airport from Checkerboard Hill

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1998 Kai Tak Airport from Checkerboard Hill
Date picture taken
22 Jul 1998
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1990s Hong Kong
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Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????-????]
Checkerboard Hill [????- ]
ASMR (Airfield Surface Movement Radar) Tower, Kai Tak [c.1985-c.2016]
Government Flying Service Headquarters/Forward Operating Base (Kai Tak Airport, 3rd Location) [1992-????]
Kai Tak Reclaimed Runway Main Airport Fire Station (3rd Location) [1993-????]
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