Au Tak (also spelled Au Tack; ; 1840–1920) or Au Chak-mun () was a

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entrepreneur. He was the

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of a furniture shop and the

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in Central District on

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. He used to be the director of

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. In 1912, Au went into partnership with his son-in-law's father Sir

Kai Ho Sir Kai Ho (; 21 March 1859 – 21 July 1914), better known as Sir Kai Ho Kai and born Ho Shan-kai (), was a Hong Kong barrister, physician and essayist in colonial Hong Kong. He played a key role in the relationship between the Hong Kon ...

to form a company to develop a piece of land formed by

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. It was planned to build a residential garden estate, but the plan failed and the company went into

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in 1924, after both Au and Ho had died. In 1925, the land was taken over by the

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Government as the use of the

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.Kai Tak Airport 1925-1998
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