Marker is approximate. Outline of the hangar can be viewed on the 1936.1 map at: https://www.hkmaps.hk/viewer.html
Kai Tak's first steel hangar was completed in 1932 on the eastern side of the airfield. It was shared by the military and civilian authorities.
In June 1933, approval was given for $800, 000 to be spent on the construction of a new civil hangar, administration block, slipway and regrading of the surface at the western end of the aerodrome.
Timeline
1934 - Piling commenced for a new civil hangar
1935 - Civil hangar and administration block nearly completed at the end of the year.
1936 - Civil airport opened in February at the western end of Kai Tak. The facilities included a dedicated civilian hangar (134" x 250"), slipway and three-storey administration block adjoining the northeast end of the hangar with passenger booking and mail offices on the ground floor, offices of the Superintendent of the Aerodrome on the second floor and a wireless equipment room on the top floor.
1942 - Civil aviation facilities demolished during the Japanese Occupation for the expansion of Kai Tak Airport. Hangar dismantled and material used for the erection of the hangar at Tai Hom, Diamond Hill. Further information on Tai Hom Hangar at: https://industrialhistoryhk.org/kai-tak-aerodrome-part-4-war-time-operations/
Sources
- Reports of the Director of Air Services 1934-1936.
- Hong Kong Telegraph 15 June 1933. See here, scroll to page 15
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Comments
Marker location
We don't have an exact map of this area on Gwulo, but looking at the 1920 map of Kowloon (https://gwulo.com/node/62029#17~22.33006~114.19807~Map_by_GovHK-Markers…), the marker is currently among the civilian buildings. I suggest it is moved to the east to be on the right (East) of the nullah that was just off the right edge of the 1920 map. Map 1936.1 at https://www.hkmaps.hk/viewer.html puts the hangar roughly in the middle of the modern Kai Tak MTR station.
Re: Marker Location
Thanks David. Marker location has been nudged.