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| Formed | 1 May 1946; 79 years ago (1946-05-01) |
| Headquarters | Civil Aviation Department Headquarters, 1 Tung Fai Road,Hong Kong International Airport,Lantau,Hong Kong |
| Employees | 966 (March 2022)[2] |
| Annual budget | 1303mHKD (2022-23)[3] |
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| Parent agency | Transport and Logistics Bureau |
| Website | www.cad.gov.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 民航處 | ||||||||||||
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| CantoneseYale | Màhn hòhng chyu | ||||||||||||
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TheCivil Aviation Department (CAD) is thecivil aviation authority of Hong Kong, headquartered atHong Kong International Airport. The department is responsible for providing air traffic control services to all aircraft operating within the Hong KongFlight Information Region. It reports to theTransport and Logistics Bureau of theHong Kong Government. The current Director-General of Civil Aviation is Victor Liu Chi-yung.
The CAD was also responsible for managing the former Hong Kong International Airport atKai Tak, until it was retired and replaced by the newHong Kong International Airport managed by theAirport Authority.
DuringBritish rule, CAD was not a sub-unit of the BritishCivil Aviation Authority. Since 1997, CAD maintains independence from theCivil Aviation Administration of China.
The CAD was established on 1 May 1946.
In 2018, responsibility for investigation of aircraft accidents was transferred to the newly formedAir Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA).
CAD includes the following divisions:
The agency is headquartered atHong Kong International Airport onChek Lap Kok.[1] Previously it was on the 46th floor of theQueensway Government Offices.[2]
In late 2016, CAD introduced a new air traffic system which attracted concerns over the increased risk of safety within Hong Kong airspace. On 8 February, aFactWire investigation showed that there were 6 cases of safety incidents involving “loss of separation” in January 2017 due to technical issues with CAD's new air traffic management system (ATMS). 5 of the cases occurred during peak-time Lunar New Year holidays, and were resolved internally. As a comparison, it was noted that only 10 incidents of "loss of separation" occurred per year under the previous system, with such cases being treated as very serious due to the risk of mid-air collision.[3] After criticism of not having announced the 6 "LOS" incidents, CAD released a statement on their website to clarify that all incidents were classified as "minor" internally.
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