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 Hong Kong welcomed more than 800 air traffic controllers and aviation experts from almost 80 countries worldwide at the Annual Conference of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA) and Technical Exhibition in March, 2004.
At the opening ceremony, the Hong Kong Secretary for Economic Development and Labour, Mr Stephen Ip, spoke about the importance of the aviation business in Hong Kong: “Hong Kong International Airport now handles close to 200,000 aircraft movements annually and processes over 34 million passengers and 2.6 million tonnes of cargo each year.”
The projected growth in air traffic worldwide, he said, calls for more sophisticated, efficient and well-coordinated air traffic control (ATC) services. Hardware, software and investing in human resources is essential to ensure that ATC professionals meet the highest standards.
The Director-General of Civil Aviation, Mr Albert Lam, agreed, saying that, “No matter how advanced the equipment on the ground or in the aircraft may be in future, the concerted efforts and professional expertise of fellow members of the ATC profession are absolutely indispensable to making all these systems run harmoniously.”
IFACTA is an independent non-government, non-political professional organization representing over 40,000 air traffic controllers in more than 120 countries.
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