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Hong Kong an aviation hub for Greater Bay Area and markets beyond: Airport Authority chief
The HKIA serves as a vital infrastructure for Chinese firms moving to expand globally, Airport Authority chairman Fred Lam says
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The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is poised to serve as a major infrastructure for the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and markets beyond, as a fresh surge of Chinese companies moves to expand globally over the next decade, according to the head of the city’s Airport Authority.
“We mustn’t see the HKIA just as an airport for Hong Kong,” said Fred Lam Tin-fuk, Airport Authority chairman, in a speech at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Business Summit 2025 on Tuesday. “We very much see it as a very important international airport for the GBA and beyond.”
“In the next 10 years, my prediction is that we are going to see a new wave of mainland companies coming out to do international investments around the world using Hong Kong as a platform,” Lam said, adding that the central government would likely encourage more enterprises to establish overseas operations amid recent geopolitical developments.
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Citing the “one country, two systems” principle, Lam pointed out that Hong Kong remained “the most international city of China” and that “many of the opportunities that we have in Hong Kong are all connected to this very important aspect”. These opportunities include tertiary education and wealth management.
His assessment reflected the Hong Kong government’s commitment to ensure the city’s status as a centre of international and regional aviation under the Basic Law, the city’s mini-constitution.
According to Lam, the HKIA has continued to expand its infrastructure to strengthen regional connectivity, including ferry services to nine GBA ports that allow passengers to reach the airport directly without passing through Hong Kong immigration.
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