Airport Authority Hong Kong Wednesday announced unaudited
revenue of 4,199 million HK dollars (about US$540 million) for the
six months ended Sept. 30, 2007, up 10.1 percent from the
corresponding period in 2006.
The authority's profit attributable to equity shareholder of 1,
136 million HK dollars (about US$146 million) witnessed an increase
of 14.4 percent.
Total passenger throughput advanced 7.1 percent, to 24.3
million; cargo volumes grew 5.8 percent, to 1.88 million tons; and
air traffic movements increased 6.0 percent, to 149,030.
Stanley Hui, Chief Executive Officer of the authority said, "
After a lackluster first quarter, we saw solid increases in cargo
throughput from April to September.
"Strong and sustained economic growth on the Mainland and in
Hong Kong generated demand for aviation services. And with
continued steady growth in passenger volumes, Hong Kong
International Airport will soon serve more than 50 million
passengers per year," he said.
To meet this demand and reinforce Hong Kong's position as a
premier regional and international aviation hub, the authority is
investing 4.5 billion HK dollars (about US$577 million) to expand
and enhance the infrastructure and services at Hong Kong
International Airport.
(Xinhua News Agency November 22, 2007)