Hong Kong and Japan implement a new air transport arrangements

(Hong Kong, January 31, 2008) - airport administration today welcomed the Hong Kong SAR government and the Japanese government complete latest round of air transport negotiations.

According to the latest transport arrangements, in addition to Tokyo, the airline operations outside passenger and cargo services between Hong Kong and Japan all cities, will not have any capacity constraints. The airline of Hong Kong according to the market demand, increase in Osaka, Nagoya, associate fukuoka, Sapporo, flight and Okinawa sendai also open routes between Hong Kong and with other Japanese sia points, including okayama kagoshima and.

The new arrangement besides can strengthen Hong Kong and Japan, the world's second-largest economy system connecting, still can consolidate Hong Kong local and international aviation hub's lead.

The aa, chief executive of XuHanZhong said: "Japan and Hong Kong's main trading partners, also have a great number of tourists go. The new transport arrangements between KeHuoYun for airlines to create more business opportunities, and encourage the airlines to provide more divisions for the passenger ticket." and choice

In 2007, LvKeLiang between Hong Kong and Japan reaches 390 million passengers, up 5% than in 2006. At present, Hong Kong international airport were 154 class airliner and a week 59 class to Tokyo, Osaka crane, Nagoya, fukuoka, Sapporo, sendai and Okinawa.