hong kong asia’s world city - and leading aviation hub
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HONG KONG
ASIA’S WORLD CITY - AND LEADINGAVIATION HUB
TOP 6 ASIAN AIRPORTS (PASSENGER) IN 2001 -
% Domestic
1. Hong Kong 32.0M -
2. Bangkok 30.4M 24
3. Singapore 27.9M -
4. Narita, Tokyo 25.7M 4
5. Beijing 24.4M 76
6. Kansai, Osaka 19.7M 40
Airlines and Destinations at Asian Hub Airports
Airport Airlines Destinations
Hong Kong 67 142
Singapore 64 119
Sydney 43 67
Tokyo 49 65
Bangkok 79 111(Source : OAG, 2001)
As I speak for 3 minutes on stage,
another 180 passengers go
through HKIA
TOP 6 AIRPORTS (INTERNATIONAL CARGO)
IN 2001
• Hong Kong 2.1M Tonnes• Seoul 1.8M Tonnes • Narita 1.7M Tonnes• Frankfurt 1.6M Tonnes • New York JFK 1.5M Tonnes• Paris CDG 1.5M Tonnes
Equivalent to 4,000 elephants per day
BeijingBeijing SeoulSeoulTokyoTokyo
TaipeiTaipei
ManilaManilaBangkokBangkok
SingaporeSingaporeKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur
Hong Hong KongKong
JakartaJakarta
Hong Kong International Airport
STRONG HUBS
• “Great cities are all based on transport hubs”• Strength of home carriers
Great Cities of the Past
Ministers In Charge of Transport Are Most
Important!
A Successful Hub Requires a Strong Home Airline
London
Amsterdam
Dubai
Singapore
Hong Kong
Contribution of a Home Carrier
• Foreign exchange
• Local employment - high-skilled jobs
• Headquarters investment
• International brand name
• Promote tourism
• Multiplier effect
Airlines Offering Flights between Hong Kong and Selected Cities
Destination Direct Flights Connecting Flights Flights/Week
Bangkok 10 1 115
Taipei 6 - 233
Singapore 6 3 157
Tokyo 5 2 92
London 3 6 75(Source : OAG, 2001)
HONG KONG:– An open hub
Dominant Asian Hub Carriers
City Airline % of flights
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Airlines 68.0
Seoul Korean Airlines 51.3
Bangkok Thai Airways 45.1
Singapore Singapore Airlines 43.0
Taipei China Airlines 29.0
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific 25.4
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?
Continue to Enhance our Product, the
Network and the
Hub Status of HK
CHINA
• Huge potential– International traffic only represents 0.3% of population
now– If 3% of population travels, it means 7% of all world’s
traffic!
CHINA • WTO entry
• Hong Kong: a major & established gateway
• Direct services to 44 cities
• 4.5m mainland visitors to Hong Kong a year
• Growing tourism
AND…• Importance placed on infrastructure - new airport, links to
China, tourism projects etc• Remove restrictions on movement of goods and people• Increasing air services between the Chinese mainland and
Hong Kong SAR• China needs several hubs: HK already established• Consolidation around key international gateway hubs -
similar to patterns elsewhere• Enhancing HK’s competitiveness overall
BUT THERE ARE MORE CHALLENGES….
• Not a low cost base
• External environment
• Economic downturn
• Increasing competition
• Changing tourism trends
TO MAINTAIN OUR HUB STATUS
• Government / Industry co-operation
• Policy stability
• Aviation Industry Enhancement
• Continue to invest into the tourism and travel / transport related resources
• Develop infrastructure
– Showcase the importance
of cooperation between
Industry & Government
HONG KONG’S SUCCESS
Thank you!