Hong Kong International Airport

3 Mar 2013

Sidney Chau Foo-cheong, head of the government-owned Aviation Security Company (Avseco), described the increase as "catch-up pay" that would better reflect the nature of aviation security as...

How can Hongkongers avoid being struck by lightning?

17 Feb 2013

What are the odds of being struck by lightning in Hong Kong? Records show that over the past 20 or so years there have been 44 casualties, including six deaths. That puts the odds of being struck...

Letters to the Editor, February 12, 2013

12 Feb 2013

Religion is probably not the first thing that comes to mind for most people when thinking of Hong Kong. But for the three of us, as leaders in our respective religious communities, religion...

Cathay Pacific reopens first-class passenger lounge at Chek Lap Kok

7 Feb 2013

The new lounge is more than a third bigger than the old one, with room for 167 passengers, up from 123. It is the first time the lounge has been renovated since it opened in 1998. The old lounge...

Hong Kong International Airport's lesson in polite security

6 Feb 2013

With the holiday rush for the Lunar New Year of the Snake beginning to gather steam, it is all too easy to remember the bewilderment of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's Little Prince at seeing one set...

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Modest growth expected at Hong Kong airport in 2013

Hong Kong International Airport expects to achieve modest traffic growth in 2013, after reporting slower passenger traffic growth last year than in 2011.

Hong Kong must invest to remain a first-rate tourist draw

Hong Kong tourism has enjoyed another impressive year with visitor arrivals totalling almost 44 million as of last November, a 16 per cent increase over the same period in 2011.

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Cathay cargo terminal opens in weeks

Cathay Pacific Airways will open its HK$5.9 billion air cargo terminal at Hong Kong International Airport about five months early on February 21.

SECURITY

Customs rejects privacy fears over scanners at airport, cruise terminal

Customs officials have moved to quell privacy fears over controversial new full-body scanners headed for the Kai Tak cruise terminal and Chep Lap Kok airport, saying they are not intrusive and...

LOGISTICS

Tighter US security measures cause little impact on air cargo industry

Tougher security measures introduced last month for some US-bound cargo at Hong Kong International Airport have had little impact on airfreight operations so far, industry experts said.

SECURITY

Intrusive body scanners to be used at cruise terminal, airport

A controversial body scanning system that can see through clothing and has sparked privacy concerns at airports worldwide is to be installed at the new Kai Tak cruise passenger terminal next year...