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Concorde lands in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak for the first time in 1976 – from the SCMP archive

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 3:15 AM · 1 min read
Concorde lands in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak for the first time in 1976 – from the SCMP archive — Hong Kong Business news

This article was first published on November 6, 1976. Concorde arrives, softly, softly by Mark Giles The supersonic age hit Hongkong yesterday (November 5, 1976) – not with a bang, as many expected, but with a whisper. Concorde, the Anglo-French airliner, arrived from Manila on a demonstration flight with Mrs Imelda Marcos, wife of the Philippine President, as special guest. While the aircraft stopped over before returning to the Philippines, the First Lady and her party found time to do some...

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