圖說香江：啟德機場，約1930年

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　何啟及區德創立的啟德置業有限公司，於1914年在九龍灣進行「啟德濱」的填海工程。1919年，開始出售住宅、廠房及貨倉用地。

　1928年，政府購回這些地段和樓宇，並填海築路，以興建啟德機場，於1932年正式啟用。

　為擴展機場，日軍於1943年將啟德濱、九龍寨城及宋王台等屋宇和古跡夷平。

　戰後，機場大加發展，伸出九龍灣的跑道於1958年啟用，而客運大廈亦於1962年落成。

Kai Tak Airport, c. 1930

　Kai Tak Land Investment Co. Ltd., founded by Ho Kai and Au Tak, conducted the reclamation of Kai Tak Bund in Kowloon Bay in 1914. In 1919, they began to sell land for residential, factory buildings and warehouses.

　In 1928, the Government bought back the Kai Tak Bund including buildings and reclaimed land to build the Kai Tak Airport. The Airport was ready for use in 1932.

　In order to expand the airport, the Japanese army demolished historical sites of Sung Wong Toi, Kowloon Walled City and the buildings of Kai Tak Bund in 1943.

　After the war, the airport was expanded remarkably. A new runway protruding into Kowloon Bay was put to use in 1958, and an airport terminal was completed in 1962.　■鄭寶鴻 香港歷史博物館名譽顧問