DGCA Elected Chairman of ICAO Conference

Hong Kong’s Director-General of Civil Aviation, Mr. Albert Lam, was elected unanimously as the Chairman of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 11th Air Navigation Conference by the 529 delegates from 112 countries who are attending the conference in Canada. 

It is the first time in half a century that such a significant international aviation conference has been chaired by a Chinese. Mr Lam was nominated by the United States as the Chairman and the nomination was seconded by Germany and Japan. 

The conference, which is being held at the ICAO Headquarters in Montreal, Canada was convened on September 22 and will close on October 3. 

The Conference is of extreme importance in establishing a roadmap for future air traffic management (ATM). It aims to discuss the development planning of the global ATM system in the next 20 to 25 years, and will guide the development and implementation of an interoperable, seamless and global ATM system for the 21st century. 

On his election as the conference Chairman, Mr Lam said, "It is indeed a great honour to me and to the People's Republic of China that I am elected as the Chairman." 

The 18-member Chinese delegation was led by Mr Liu Shao-yong, Vice Minister of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China, with Mr Zhang Yao-kuan, Deputy Director of the Office of State Air Traffic Control Commission, and Mr Lam as the deputy team leaders. 

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