Airport Authority Hong Kong
| 香港機場管理局 | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1995 |
| Jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong International Airport |
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| Parent agency | Statutory body of the Government of Hong Kong |
| Website | Introduction: the Airport Authority Hong Kong |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港機場管理局 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 香港机场管理局 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiānggǎng Jīchǎng Guǎnlǐ Jú |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | hoeng1 gong2 gei1 coeng4 gun2 lei5 guk6 |
The Airport Authority Hong Kong (abbreviated as AA or AAHK) (Chinese: 香港機場管理局, abbreviated as 機管局) is the statutory body (governed by the Airport Authority Ordinance (Cap. 483)) of the government of Hong Kong that is responsible for the operations of the Hong Kong International Airport.
The authority was formed in 1995 (initially as the Provisional Airport Authority in 1990) through Airport Authority Ordinance and is independent of the government financially. There are plans to corporatise the AA and to list it on the and to partially sell it to the public.
A convention and exhibition facility, the AsiaWorld-Expo, on the northeastern corner of the island of Chek Lap Kok was opened on 21 December 2005.
On 17 January 2005, the AA acquired 49% stake of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, with HK$ 1.99 billion, compared to bids by Singapore Changi Airport, Copenhagen Airport, Houston International Airport and BAA plc. A new holding company of Xiaoshan Airport will be formed and be listed on the .
On 17 February 2006, the AA confirmed it will hold 55% stake in a company that operates the Zhuhai Airport, with the remaining 45% owned by Zhuhai Airport. The company will not own the assets or the liabilities of the airport.
In March 2013 an airline passenger witnessed a suspected theft in the baggage reclaim hall of Chek Lap Kok Airport. He reported the theft to airport staff, who did nothing. The passenger then contacted the Airport Authority to enquire on the availability of CCTV footage of the incident. Airport Authority staff responded that the cameras were used only for real-time monitoring.
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