Hong Kong has reached aviation agreements with at least seven countries, mostly in Latin America, over the past two months to expand its global network and tap into extra capacity from the three-runway system, according to a senior official.
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan revealed on Tuesday morning that the government had signed deals with the Latin American countries of Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Cuba, along with Poland in Europe and Togo in West Africa.
The new deals add to more than 10 countries the Hong Kong government has secured agreements with in the past two years.
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She pointed out that these destinations were part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative and held strategic importance to Hong Kong.
“As we have turned our dual-runway into a three-runway system, we are accelerating the expansion of the aviation network,” Chan said at the opening of the three-day Airspace Asia Pacific 2025 conference.
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“In a way, we hope that we will extend our air connectivity to support our business and tourism sectors when dealing with all these countries.”