The Port and Airport Development Strategy (PADS) (Chinese: 港口及機場發展策略) is an infrastructure project in Hong Kong.
However, the government decided to postpone the plan owing to the uncertainty of Hong Kong's future.
After the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, the government reproposed the plan in order to restore confidence among Hong Kong's populace.
[2] It presented a rosy picture for the future to the Hong Kong people in order to halt the wave of emigration.
Some Chinese officials also urged a downscaling of the project such as building one runway at the airport instead of two.