Date: 18 - 22 October 2010
Venue: Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong
Following on from the BAG Airport Sector mission to China and Hong Kong in September 2009, UKTI has commissioned BAG to organize a follow up mission which will take place from 18 – 22 October 2010. It is proposed that the mission will visit Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The primary objective of the visit is to promote British skills and technology in the airport development sector but it will also provide the opportunity for participants to develop existing, and establish new, relationships with key Chinese airport sector contacts and to learn about the opportunities for their products/services at Chinese airports.
China:
In 2009, the airports in China provided services for over 120 airlines, with 486.06 million passenger/times (increased by 19.79% over 2008), 9.456million tons of cargo and mail (increased by 7.04%), and 4.841 million (increased by 14.52%) for aircraft take-off and landing.
By the end of 2009, there were 166 commercial (certificated) airports in mainland China (exclusive Hong Kong and Macao), 165 provide regular flights connecting 163 cities. The 33 of these airports can accommodate B747 aircraft. There are 14 airports with annual passenger throughput of over 10 million person-times, 4 more than 2008.
According to “China Civil Airport Layout Plan”, there will be over 70 new airports to be built in the next 10 years. Total numbers for airports in China, by 2015, will be 220 and 270 by 2020 (including 2 more global/international air hubs) and 300 for 2030 (including 3 more global/international air hubs).
For this visit the CAAC has indicated that the following two areas of capability are of particular interest (but please note that we are waiting for final confirmation on all areas of interest to CAAC):
• Emergency rescue (including fire)
• Safe operation
Hong Kong:
As of 31 March 2010, around 90 airlines operated from Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). These carriers serve nearly 150 destinations, including around 40 cities on the Mainland.
The Airport Authority (AA) Hong Kong will embark on a midfield expansion project. Phase 1 of this project comprises a new midfield passenger concourse of 20 aircraft parking stands (of which 11 are served by bridges) with associated apron facilities and an automatic people mover link, with target completion in 2015. Phase 2 envisages the expansion of midfield concourse to up to 20 bridge-served stands by 2020, together with another row of 10 remote stands west of the concourse. Preliminary design of Phase 1 has been completed whilst detailed design will soon commence.
The longer term strategic developments of the airport, which will include a third runway, will be contained in HKIA 2030 Master Plan that is about to be finalised. Once completed, AA will carry out an extensive public consultation and engagement process.
The mission programme has therefore been developed to enable UK participants to target opportunities at the above 5 airports; and the CAAC will provide an official to accompany the missioners on the programme where possible.
To participate in this mission please complete the attached form and return it to Gen Richards before Thursday 30 September 2010 either by email on gen.richards@britishaviationgroup.co.uk or by fax on 020 7091 4545.
 UKTI BAG Sector Mission to China 18 - 22 October.doc
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