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Infrastructure

Courtesy of the Airport Authority Hong Kong

Two major new facilities of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) went into operation in December to enhance service levels

and meet future demand.

The new 16 500-square-metre SkyPier (above) efficiently conveys passengers travelling to and from eight ports in the Pearl River Delta and Macao. The North Satellite Concourse (below) equipped with 10 bridge-served parking stands for narrow-bodied aircraft, enables about 98 per cent of the passengers at HKIA to embark and disembark flights in an indoor, weatherproof environment.

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