The CAD Headquarters (民航處總部) bus stop is located outside Cathay House, opposite the new CAD headquarters building and adjacent to the CNAC House, 11 Tung Fai Road[Remark 1], East Commercial District of the Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Islands District, New Territories.
The bus stop is one-way in design with only one bay. As traffic in westbound Tung Fai Road can only turn left onto East Coast Road southbound, all routes are heading towards the urban area.
Only Citybus has a stop pole at this stop, and it is one of the few Citybus stop signs among the various mid-stops of Route S1 that list its route number. When the Citybus Stop Announcement System announces this stop, the screen displays "
CAD Headquarters, Cathay House, CNAC House" (民航處總部、國泰坊、中航大廈).[1]
History[]
This station was opened on 25 June 2000 to coincide with the opening of Dragonair House and Route S1 started to observe this stop on that day, which Long Win Bus (LWB) named the stop "Tung Fai Road" (東輝路).
Even though Dragonair and CNAC House are two separate buildings and the bus stop is located opposite Dragonair House, Citybus has always referred to the stop as "Dragonair/CNAC House" (港龍／中航大廈). At the end of 2010, Citybus removed the slash from the station name and called it "Dragonair CNAC House", but the slash removal reverted in 2011.
The new Civil Aviation Department (CAD) Headquarters, located on a site allocated by the Airport Authority to the Government free of charge within the restricted area of the airport[2], was officially opened on 23 May 2013[3]. Citybus changed the name of the stop to "CAD Headquarters" on 11 January of the same year, and LWB followed suit in March 2014.
On 28 January 2016, the Cathay Pacific Group officially announced the change of its Dragonair name to "Cathay Dragon" (which ceased operations on 21 October 2020). On 28 November, Citybus updated its E22X route map but still referred to the stop as "Dragonair/CNAC House", although the promotion stated that the route went directly to "Cathay Dragon House", while the new version of the route map for routes E22P and S1 did not change.
On 21 October 2020, the Cathay Pacific Group underwent a business restructuring due to a significant drop in demand for air transport as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, which led to the closure of Cathay Dragon and the subsequent renaming of Cathay Dragon House to Cathay House. However, the official information of the Transport Department and the Gold Coast still uses "Cathay Dragon House" as the name of the terminus of Resident Bus Route NR766.[4][5]
In addition, there was once a Airport Community Transport route running between CAD Headquarters, Dragonair/CNAC House to and from the SkyPlaza (Terminal 2), with pick-up and drop-off points within private roads, which was discontinued in 2019.
Nearby Facilities[]
This stop is nearby:
- Cathay House (國泰坊);
- CNAC House (中航大廈);
- CAD Headquarters.
For other bus routes heading towards urban, passengers can walk along East Coast Road to Cathay Pacific City.
Route Information[]
Please note that the stop may be temporarily or permanently altered at any time due to other factors (e.g. road works).
| List of Franchised Bus Routes observing Tung Fai Road Westbound "CAD Headquarters" stop | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service Type |
Stop Pole
| ||||
| Citybus | A12 Special Trips |
Airport | Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) (One-way) |
Service daily during early morning, via Shek Tong Tsui ● |
| Citybus | E22P | SKYCITY | Yau Tong | Inbound Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, via Sau Mau Ping ● |
| Citybus | E22X | SKYCITY | Yau Tong | Inbound Mondays to Fridays during Afternoon Peak Hours, via Kwun Tong Road ● |
| Citybus, LWB | S1 | Airport (Passenger Terminal Building) (Circular) |
Tung Chung Station | Service daily ● |
| List of Green Minibus (GMB) Routes observing Westbound Tung Fai Road | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service Type |
| Coronet Ray Development | 901 | HZMB Hong Kong Port | Ying Tung Estate (Circular) |
Service daily daytime ● |
| List of Resident Bus Routes using Tung Fai Road Westbound | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service Type |
| Sun Bus | NR766 | Hong Kong Gold Coast | Cathay Dragon House (One-way) |
Service daily during Morning Peak Hours, no return trip ● |
Gallery[]
（2010年5月）
Remarks[]
- ↑ The section of road on which the station is located was not an ordered road at the beginning of its operation and was referred to as "Dragonair/CNAC House Access Road" in the Schedule of Routes Order until 26 July 2019, when it became part of Tung Fai Road. Refer to: G. N. 4781: Street Naming, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 23 Issue No. 30, 26 July 2019.
Related articles[]
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Dragonair House was renamed as Cathay Dragon House (國泰港龍大廈) following the brand renewal of Dragonair on 21 November 2016, but the bus companies updated the relevant information only until December of the same year. But then Dragonair ceased operations, with the stop reporter information updated only in March 2022.
- ↑ 75KA - New Civil Aviation Department headquarters, Public Works Subcommittee of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council, 20 December 2007.
- ↑ HKSARG, "Official opening of new Civil Aviation Department Headquarters (with photos/video)" [News Release], 23 May 2013.
- ↑ Hong Kong Gold Coast Residences Website: Shuttle Bus Timetable
- ↑ Transport Department Official Route Information: NR766
External Links[]
- KMB website: Photo of the bus stop (No. TU72-A-1000-2)(Note: stop view may not be updated)
- Citybus website: Photo of the bus stop 1868 (Note: The site view may not be updated)
- CAD Website
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