It was named after Hong Kong's old international airport, Kai Tak Airport.
In 1961, Tourists International won the bid for a duty free concession at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport and opened its first airport store (using the Duty Free Shoppers name, which was purchased from military entrepreneur friends Stewart Damon and Harry Adler).
The IATA code for Kai Tak Airport, the airport that used to be officially known as Hong Kong International Airport until it closed in 1998.
Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, was named after him and his son-in-law Au Tak, though he died in 1914, long before the idea of an aerodrome was first mentioned in 1925.
Kai Tak Stadium is a multi-purpose sports stadium to be built at the site of the original Kai Tak Airport, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
After the game, Chinese fans rioted outside the stadium, while the Hong Kong team received a heroes' welcome at the Kai Tak Airport.
Kai Tak Airport, also known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1925 to 1998
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China Airlines Flight 605 (callsign "Dynasty 605") was a daily non-stop flight departing from Taipei at 6:30 a.m. and arriving at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong at 7:00 a.m. local time.