Being the convergence point of passenger, cargo, capital and information flow, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has well established itself as an important engine of economic growth, as well as a key contributor to Hong Kong's position being a leading transportation and logistics hub in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region. The success in keeping the flow fluent and reliable and in providing high-quality services to airport customers has won the airport many prestigious acclaims.

As the world's fifth busiest international passenger airport and most active worldwide air cargo operation, HKIA sees an average of 750 aircraft take off and land every day. Over 80 airlines, including 18 all cargo carriers, operate at HKIA, linking Hong Kong with more than 140 locations round the world. An extensive air network and Hong Kong's strategic location position HKIA as Asia's 'Superhub' and the most accessible gateway of China. With regular flights to about 40 destinations in mainland China, HKIA becomes the airport of choice for international travellers to and from the Mainland while meeting the ever-growing travel and cargo needs of the rapidly-expanding PRD region. In light of globalization and regional integration, it is crucial for us to further integrate the extensive international connection of HKIA with the transport network of PRD airports.

Special facilities and processes make HKIA easily accessible to the PRD's population of 48 million, as well as to the fledgling air travel market offered by the mainland in general. Creating fast, hassle-free surface connectivity between the PRD and HKIA is an ongoing priority for the airport, which has co-operated with transport providers locally and across the border to establish user-friendly land and sea links.

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Established in the 1930s, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is one of the three large hub airports in the Chinese mainland, holding a decisively important status in the layout of China¡¯s civil airports. It ranked the second best airport in the appraisal of China¡¯s 500 biggest enterprises in service industry in 1994. It was listed as one of the Top 500 State-owned Enterprises in 1994 and was selected by the CAAC as ¡°Airport with Best Service¡± in 1998.

The new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, with a total investment of 19.8 billion yuan, was formally put into operation on August 5, 2004. Covering an area of 15 square kilometers, the airport is the first in China that was designed and built in the light of hub concept. The two parallel runways in the first phase of the construction were built with navigation grade 4E. The terminal area was designed to accommodate a projected passenger turnover of 25 million in 2010. Covering an area of 320,000 square meters, the first phase of the terminal complex is the biggest one of its kind in China and all its equipment and facilities are up to the international standard. Baiyun Airport has set up business relations with 33 airlines and opened more than 110 air routes to over 100 cities at home and abroad thanks to its ability to serve with nearly 30 types of aircraft. China Southern Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines are two home carriers of the airport.

Macau International Airport commenced operation in November 1995. Since then, it has rapidly established itself as a vital link between the Pearl River Delta, the fastest growing economic region in the world, and the rest of the world. Macao¡¯s hinterland is Zhuhai, one of China¡¯s Special Economic Zones, and a regional manufacturing powerhouse. With well-established and efficient direct land and sea links to neighbouring regions, Macau International Airport is ideally positioned as a hub for freight and express cargo in the Asia-Pacific.

Macau International Airport is a fully functional 24-hour airport. An 11,000-foot ILS CAT II equipped runway, constructed in strict accordance with ICAO standards, is capable of handling long haul flights. Phase one of the airport is equipped with a full range of passenger and cargo facilities designed to handle six million passengers and 165,000 metric tons of freight a year.

Macau International Airport is presently operating under capacity. The airport is not congested and has ample excess capacity for future expansion. In anticipation of its future role as an Asian entertainment and convention centre, Macau is forging new air services agreements with regional and intercontinental destinations in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, America, and Southern Africa. As a preferred entry point to the vast China market, Macao¡¯s 24-hour airport offers passenger and cargo airlines, travel organizations, and the airfreight industry a convenient and flexible alternative to the region¡¯s increasingly congested international airports.

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Zhuhai Airport enjoys a great potential for development due to its obstacle free airspace, abundant land resources and advanced hardware facilities. Zhuhai Airport is suitable to become a comprehensive aviation industry area integrating flight training, aviation conference and exhibition, aircraft maintenance as well as recreation. The zhuhai Aviation City is taking an initial shape: Airshow China is held in Zhuhai Airport once every two years; Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines and Dragon Airlines have respectively set up their training centers in Zhuhai Airport since 1996. Zhuhai Airport is now co-operation with some prestigious international aviation corporation on establishing a large-scale aircraft maintenance and overhaul base.

To merge into the economic globalization trend and to grasp the opportunity of China¡¯s entry to the WTO, Zhuhai Airport, one of the gateways of South China, is actively exploring the market so as to play an important role in the domestic and international aviation market. In views of domestic and international experts, Zhuhai Airport has the essential conditions to become a large-scale international aviation logistics center, in particular, an air express hub.

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