Twenty-seven years ago today, on July 6, 1998 (May 13, 1998), the Hong Kong International Airport was officially opened. Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport opened on July 6, 1998, the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. As the youngest and only building selected in Asia, Hong Kong International Airport was named one of the "Top Ten Buildings in the World of the 20th Century". The top ten buildings selected by the 1999 Construction Expo in the United States are all "the dreams of the previous generation, but impossible to achieve with the technology and technology of the time", and also mark the scientific achievements of this century. They are: the Golden Gate Bridge in the United States, the Interstate Expressway in the United States, the Empire State Building in New York, the World Trade Center in New York, the Hoover Dam in Las Vegas, the English-French Undersea Tunnel, the Sydney Opera House, the Panama Canal, the Aswan Dam in Egypt, and the Hong Kong International Airport. Costing 155 billion Hong Kong dollars, the total area of Hong Kong International Airport is 1,248 hectares, which is a wonder in the tiny territory of Hong Kong; the passenger terminal alone covers 510,000 square meters, equivalent to 86 football fields, making it one of the largest buildings in the world. The designer of the main building, Sir Norman Forster (who also designed the HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong), said that his inspiration came from the spirit of the people of Hong Kong. President Jiang Zemin attended the opening ceremony of Hong Kong's new airport. The Hong Kong Airport, which opened in July 1998, is the largest construction project in Hong Kong's history