HKG to charge "construction fee"

[Mattg]

I don't think this has been mentioned on here yet.

Apparently Hong Kong Airport is adding a "construction fee" to the price of all tickets issued from 1 August 2016 to help pay for the airport's expansion. The fee is HKD160 (~$28) for long-haul economy/premium economy passengers and HKD180 (~$31) for business/first class. As far as I can tell, the fee is only charged if you're departing from Hong Kong or in transit (i.e. it's not charged twice per visit).

(HONG KONG, 30 May 2016) – Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) today announced that the airport construction fee (ACF) will be collected on air tickets issued on or after 1 August 2016.Airlines will collect the ACF from departing passengers, including origin-destination and transit/transfer, at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) when air tickets are issued. Tickets issued before 1 August 2016 will not incur the ACF.
The ACF is collected to fund the 3RS expansion. The charging rate (attached) will depend on flight distance, ticket class, and whether the flight type is origin-destination or transit/transfer.
The ACF for short-haul departing passengers flying in economy class is HK$90, while the fee for short-haul passengers in first/business class is HK$160. For long-haul passengers, the fee for economy and first/business class tickets are HK$160 and HK$180 respectively. The ACF for short-haul transit/transfer passengers in economy class is HK$70. It is expected that about 70% of passengers departing from HKIA will pay an ACF of HK$90 or less.

https://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/media/press-releases/pr_1214.html