Dr David Pang of Airport Authority of Hong Kong recently elected ACI's president of regional board, said Hong Kong was the ideal location for the new office. "Half of the world's population is within 5 hours' flying time from Hong Kong, and air traffic in the Pacific region, in particular China, has been forecast to grow at a higher rate over the next 20 years than other markets, offering vast growth opportunities."

Dr Pang added: "The ACI Pacific regional office can serve as a platform to technology transfer, knowledge learning and experience sharing for airports in the region, helping each other to meet market demands and grow their businesses."

The new office will be headed by Andrew Ma. "The fact that Hong Kong was chosen as the regional office is a testimonial to its strategic location as well as its importance in terms of connectivity to such key markets as China," Mr Ma said.

ACI is a non-profit organisation with a prime objective to foster cooperation among its member airports and with other partners in world aviation, including governmental, airline and aircraft manufacturing organisations. Since its establishment in 1991, it has 535 members operating almost 1,500 airports in 165 countries and territories. 

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