“Hong Kong History Academy”
Lecture 4
Hong Kong as an Aviation Hub
Prof John Wong
The University of Hong Kong
Session Two:
Kai Tak and Cold War Politics
Hong Kong is blessed with the locational advantage of proximity to mainland China and the Pacific Ocean, which has enabled it to become an aviation hub. Yet it’s success in consolidating itself as a world-leading aviation centre is also attributed to changing geopolitics and entrepreneurship in the post-war years. In this lesson, Prof. John Wong will review and analyze this period of development for us.
《香港歷史學堂系列》
第四堂
香港作為國際航空䡱紐
王迪安教授
香港大學
第二節：
啟德機場與冷戰
https://youtu.be/smNPKjJpB2w
香港地理位置得天獨厚，身處東亞背靠大陸，又面對太平洋，有作為航空樞紐的先天條件。但要發展成為國際航空要塞，也取決於地緣政治變化，以及企業家的進取經營。這一堂，就讓王迪安教授為我們回顧和分析香港戰後的航空發展。
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繼去年推出《香港史. 記》訪問系列後，香港史研究中心再次製作《香港歷史學堂》網上教室系列。每月一堂，每堂三節，一連八堂，八位歷史學者為我們深入剖析八個香港歷史重要課題，內容涵蓋英資集團、國籍身份、航空事業、流行文化、越南船民、動物權益、毒品監管和土地發展等問題，務求令大家對香港歷史有進一步的認識。
Building on the success of our 2024 interview series Hong Kong Documented, the Hong Kong History Centre proudly presents a new online lecture series — the Hong Kong History Academy. This series features eight lectures, each comprising three sessions. In every lecture, a distinguished historian explores a significant theme in Hong Kong’s history, covering topics such as British firm, drug control, nationality, refugees, popular culture, land use, aviation, and animal rights. These monthly lectures aim to deepen our understanding of Hong Kong’s rich and complex past.
