ReverseFlight:
Gordy, would you do a downwind approach as per the video with no option of going around ? Such is the Hong Kong case.
It is hard to see on the video, but around 20 secs or so, it looks like they could angle 30 deg to the right, continue downwind a little and then make a hard left turn onto base and final.
Conversely, why not approach from the other direction and make a steep approach?
I find it hard to believe that there is ONLY one way in and one way out.
To answer the question, if there was absolutely NO other option, and I had to land there, I could do it, but why...... And there is ALWAYS the option of going around, unless there is a building in the way. Remember I AM the PIC, would the tower prefer me to crash, or go-around? Certainly here in the U.S. one can break any rule or regulation in the interest of safety--you just have to be able to justify it.