On 09 May 2016, the aeronautical authorities between mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR signed the agreement on enhancing air traffic management cooperation in the Pearl River Delta Region with the aim of maintaining closer ties with each other in the coordination of the air traffic management in the Region.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM) signed the agreement on enhancing air traffic management cooperation in the Pearl River Delta Region with the aeronautical authorities of mainland China and Hong Kong SAR today (09 May 2016), the ceremony of which was convened in Hong Kong. The three parties agree to hold meetings and communicate with each other regularly to maintain closer ties with each other in the coordination of the air traffic management in the Region. The aeronautical authorities between mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR have been holding regular meetings to discuss the long term development of the air traffic management in the Region since 2004. The “Pearl River Delta Region Air Traffic Management Planning and Implementation” was formulated with the aim of gradually establishing a rational air space structure, with facilities that are guaranteed to be sufficient, and in the operation mode that can be carried out smoothly, for the air traffic management system in this Region. In March this year, the three parties agreed in the supervisory working group meeting to sign the aforementioned cooperation agreement with the aim of enhancing their collaboration to better coordinate among themselves in order that the airports in the Region can develop in an orderly manner in accordance with their own positioning, in other words, progressing their development together to achieve a win-win situation. The signing ceremony was convened at the headquarters of the Transport and Housing Bureau of Hong Kong SAR at 11:15. The three signatories were the Director General of Air Traffic Management Bureau of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Mr. Che JinJun, the President of AACM, Mr. Chan Weng Hong and the Director General of Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong SAR, Mr. Norman Lo. In addition, the CAAC delegation led by the Deputy Administrator, Mr. Wang ZhiQing, will visit Macao from 12 to 14 May 2016, during which they will meet the Chief Executive of Macao SAR, Dr. Chui Sai On to exchange views on the development of the air transport market between mainland China and Macao.