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  • Hong Kong Airport Opens Revamped Terminal 2 to Boost Passenger Capacity

    Hong Kong Airport Opens Revamped Terminal 2 to Boost Passenger Capacity

    Hong Kong International Airport has opened its revamped Terminal 2, shifting 15 regional airlines into the upgraded facility as part of a three-runway expansion targeting 120 million passengers annually.

    The three-runway system, which launched in November 2024, expands the hub’s overall passenger throughput by 50 per cent.

    Terminal 2 targets regional passenger traffic with 24-hour retail and dining outlets, five canopy-covered vehicle drop-off lanes, and automated processing systems. The Airport Authority Hong Kong designed proprietary self bag-drop kiosks fitted with 10 artificial intelligence cameras, cutting luggage check-in times to 45 seconds on ultra-low conveyor platforms.

    Automated Security and Regional Flight Routing

    Operational changes cut curb-to-gate transit times below 20 minutes. Facial recognition hardware replaces manual passport and boarding pass inspections at every security checkpoint, allowing carry-on passengers to pass from taxi drop-off to the restricted airside zone in two and a half minutes.

    Centering security gates in the departure hall keeps passenger flow direct, according to Steven Yiu Siu-chung, executive director of airport operations at Airport Authority Hong Kong. Architectural changes include a feather-shaped roof resting on slender inclined columns designed by engineering head Tommy Leung King-yin to maximize natural lighting over departure halls.

    Aviation Retail Footprint Across Greater Bay Area

    Airport operators across Asia are rebuilding commercial terminals to capture regional business travel and transit retail spend. Singapore Changi and Seoul Incheon have steadily expanded duty-free footprints and biometric automation, raising the benchmark for transit speed and non-aeronautical revenue generation across East Asian hubs.

    Hong Kong airport management is tracking passenger processing volumes across the 15 relocated carriers as flight frequencies ramp up toward the 120 million annual passenger threshold.

  • DHL Express to expand opration at HKIA hub

    DHL Express to expand opration at HKIA hub

    Growing regional e-commerce trade has prompted DHL Express to expand its central-Asia hub (CAH) in partnership with Airport Authority Hong Kong.

    Costing about HK$2.9 billion (US$371.4 million), the expansion takes DHL’s commitment for the hub to about $4.5 billion.

    Recording an average 12 per cent year-on-year growth in its shipping volume in the past decade, CAH is one of three global hubs for DHL. With its expansion, it will handle more than 40 per cent of DHL’s Asia Pacific shipments.

    DHL Express CEO Ken Allen says the hub is based in a location that is strategically important for the company as the region’s international trade demands continue rapid growth.

    As part of the expansion, CAH will be equipped with an enhanced material-handling system that will improve productivity and increase throughput from 75,000 shipment items an hour to 125,000 items. The annual throughput of the expanded hub is expected to rise by 50 per cent to 1.06 million tonnes.

    As a dedicated air express cargo unit at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the expanded CAH can handle six times more in terms of shipment volume than when it was established in 2004.

    Three times faster

    “Connecting with more than 70 DHL Express gateways in the region, the hub plays a significant role in strengthening our network in Asia Pacific, including Bangkok, Shanghai and Singapore,” says DHL Express Asia Pacific CEO Ken Lee.

    “The expansion will also help us capitalise on the growth in intra-Asian trade that currently contributes more than 40 per cent of our revenue in Asia Pacific. Equipped with fully automated X-ray inspection machines, the expansion will make our shipment inspection three times faster.”

     

    “The strong growth of cross-boundary e-commerce has generated new opportunities for the air-cargo industry,” says Airport Authority Hong Kong CEO Fred Lam. “We have taken an array of measures to further strengthen our role as an international and regional aviation hub, which include reserving land on both the airside and landside to support the growth in transshipment, cross-boundary e-commerce and the high value-added air-cargo business.”

    The CAH extension is expected to start work in early 2022, in time to capture demand in the Pan-Pearl River Delta region and completion of the airport’s three-runway system in 2024. The expansion will increase the CAH warehouse space by about 50 per cent to 47,000sqm.

    Its security system will have 520 CCTV cameras and an advanced access-control system, and a quality-control centre will monitor flight uplift/landing times and reporting any irregularities so DHL can notify customers of flight delays or cancellations.

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  • Luxury retail plan for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau link

    Luxury retail plan for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau link

    Authorities are proposing a shopping centre with “flagship stores for luxury brands” on a new island, centrepiece of the new multibillion dollar Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.

    A public consultation document released this week outlines plans for a 150 hectare island currently under construction near the city’s airport, which will serve as the gateway for Hong Kong and the western Pearl River Delta. It is here that travellers between Hong Kong, the Mainland city of Zhuhai and bordering Macau will be processed.

    The Hong Kong government envisions an area for warehouses, showrooms, restaurants, flagship stores for luxury brands and other stores selling antiques, artworks and high quality wines.

    The government is conducting a study to ascertain the feasibility of carrying out the proposed commercial development and other economic activities at the topside and underground space of the HKBCF Island, and to optimise their scope and scale.

    The Stage 1 Community Engagement will last for two months. Activities will include a public forum, briefings and a roving exhibition. Details of the activities and engagement documents are available at the website.

    The development, with a total planned gross floor area of 500,000 sqm, will include facilities for retail, food and beverages, entertainment, conferences, offices and business hospitality. It will have a 10 storey height limit due to its close proximity to Hong Kong International Airport.

    A spokesman with the Airport Authority Hong Kong said the proposed development will create create synergy with the planned Airport North business area.

    Members of the public have until September 7 to submit their comments through the following channels:

    • Planning Department, Cross-Boundary Infrastructure and Development

    Section, 16/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Rd, North Point, Hong Kong.

    • Civil Engineering and Development Department, Hong Kong Island and Islands Development Office, 13/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Rd, North Point, Hong Kong.
    • Or by email: enquiry@hzmbbcf-topside.gov.hk