In the crowded alleyways and streets of Hong Kong, where everyone jostles for space, 在香港擁擠的巷弄和街道中，人人摩肩擦踵、寸土寸金，
the increasing number of visitors from mainland China and overseas means that space is at an absolute premium, 來自中國及國外的遊客越來越多，意味著空間彌足珍貴，
which is why the redevelopment of one of Hong Kong's most famous pieces of real estate is so important. 而這也就是為何香港一塊最知名房地產的再開發案會如此重要了。
I'm talking about Kai Tak. 我說的就是啟德機場這塊地。
The legendary landings at the old Kai Tak Airport delighted plane buffs and scared white-knuckled fliers. 舊啟德機場這些傳奇性的降落會讓航空迷們開心，但卻讓神經緊繃的飛行員膽顫心驚。
The planes, banking sharply over low-rise apartment blocks before touching down on runway 13. 飛機以大角度傾斜機身飛越不高的公寓大樓，然後降落在十三號跑道上。
And whatever happened to this famous strip of land? Turns out, not much. 這片知名的狹長土地後來怎麼樣了呢？結果是，沒什麼變動。
Today, nearly 15 years after the airport closed, you can still see the center line and the remains of the lights. 如今，在機場關閉近十五年之後，你仍舊能看到跑道中線和遺留下來的照明燈。
But Kai Tak is only now being developed, 但是啟德機場直到現在才進行開發，
which is extraordinary in a city where land is at such a premium and where building takes place so quickly. 這對一座土地如此珍貴、建築興建如此快速的城市而言可說是件不尋常的事。
The development that's happening is at the other end of the runway. Instead of planes, now they're preparing for some of the world's largest passenger ships. 正在開發的地方是在跑道另一端。不是為了飛機，現在他們正在準備容納全球最大型的客輪。
So, this is going to be the cruise terminal, is that right? 所以這裡將會成為停靠郵輪的碼頭，對嗎？
Yes. It's 800 meter[s] long. 是的，有八百公尺長。
That's about half a mile. The cruise terminal is set to open in the middle of next year and is the first piece of this massive redevelopment project. 大約是半英里長。郵輪碼頭預定在明年年中啟用，該座碼頭是這件巨型再開發案的第一部份。
Apartment blocks will follow, and a park, some shopping, and perhaps someday a stadium. 接下來是公寓大樓、一座公園、一些購物設施，或許將來哪一天還會蓋一座體育館。
How long do you think it will take before this whole thing will be finished? 您認為這項計畫將需時多久才會完成？
For the public investment, public infrastructure, about 2021. 就公共投資、公共設施而言，大概是二○二一年吧。
2021? 二○二一年？
Yes, about ten years from now. 對，從現在起大約十年。
That's a long time, especially in a fast-paced city like this. 這時間可真久，特別是對一個步調快速的城市如香港而言。
Keep in mind, though, this is a site that's roughly eight times the size of London's Canary Wharf or New York's Battery Park. 但別忘了，這塊地的面積大約是倫敦金絲雀碼頭或紐約市砲台公園的的八倍。
While the work continues on Kai Tak, the government is looking to expand even more by reclaiming land with 25 proposed projects. 就在啟德的工程進行之際，港府正計畫擴大開發，藉由填海造陸來推動二十五項建設計畫。
That's how Kai Tak came to be in the first place, a precious piece of man-made land, reclaimed from the Victoria Harbor. 當初啟德就是如此成形的，這是一塊在維多利亞港區填出來的寶貴人造陸地。
So is the current airport, built out from an existing island in the South China Sea. 香港目前的機場也是如此，是從南中國海裡的一座島嶼延伸興建而成。
The tallest skyscrapers, they sit on reclaimed land as well, as does the convention center. You get the idea. 最高的摩天大樓也是坐落在海埔新生地上，香港會議展覽中心也是如此。這樣您應該有概念了。
About five percent of Hong Kong used to be part of the sea. It's hard to miss all the cranes these days. 香港大約有百分之五的土地從前都是海中的一部份。如今很難不看到這些起重機的身影。
Reclaiming land is a way of life in Hong Kong. 填海造陸是香港生活的一部份。
They've been doing it since the mid 19th century, when this was the original shoreline. 香港人從十九世紀中葉便開始這麼做了，當時的海岸線在這裡。
Since then, look at how much has been taken back. 從那時到現在，瞧瞧他們從海中奪取了多少土地。
All these buildings on reclaimed land. But we've got further to go. 這些建築全都位在海埔新生地上，但我們還要繼續往前走。
This is amongst the newest reclaimed land in Hong Kong, and they're still going. 這是香港最新的海埔新生地之一，而且前頭還有呢。
Here we are at the current water's edge. But how long will it remain so? 我們來到當今的海岸線了，但是它還會維持多久呢？
Even though people could use a bit of breathing room, it remains a contentious issue. 雖然人們需要一點點喘息的空間，但填海這件事仍舊飽受爭議。
The Hong Kong should have a more strategic vision;?that?they need to have a plan... better planning of the land use. 香港應該要有更高的策略性願景，他們必須要有計畫……改善土地運用的計畫。
There's still plenty of land that you can use in the New Territories, the rural area. 新界那邊還有很多土地可以使用，算是郊區。
I really hope that the government will just stop here and think twice before they really proceed to use reclamation to enhance the land supply in Hong Kong. 我真的希望政府能就此打住，在他們著手進行填海造地來提高香港土地供給之前能夠三思而行。
It's certainly controversial. But as long as people want to live and work in the heart of Hong Kong, 這肯定會有爭議。但只要人們想要在香港市中心居住和工作，
then once places like Kai Tak are fully developed, there's only one way this Future City can grow, and that's out into the sea. 那麼一旦像啟德這樣的土地開發完畢後，香港這座未來城市要成長唯有一途，那就是與海爭地。