AVIATION enthusiasts have won a lengthy battle to move to Sek Kong.
The Hong Kong Aviation Club is moving to the New Territories airfield after it was banned from flying at Kai Tak airport for all but two hours in the morning.
The club has moved most of its planes to the airfield in the New Territories in a deal with the British Garrison that sees it use the same strip as the Royal Air Force.
The move came after the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) banned the club from using Kai Tak any time other than 7 am to 9 am.
''We have reached a very loose agreement with the British Forces which will terminate when they leave Hong Kong,'' club vice-president Nick Bennett said.
''We have been trying to move to Sek Kong for years but there have been various obstacles in the way.'' The move follows talks between the club and the CAD and Security Branch.
There had been a number of incidents at Kai Tak involving the club's light planes including an aborted landing in May after an Air China Boeing 747-400 was on the runway after apparently being held up by a club Cessna.