Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) grew 10.5 percent year-on-year in August to 324,000 tons, the largest monthly increase this year.
Meanwhile, robust outbound and visitor numbers saw passenger throughput increase to 4.42 million, up 8.2 percent, while air traffic movements grew 7.8 percent to 25,580, according to figures released in Hong Kong Sunday by Airport Authority Hong Kong.
"Our cargo volumes have risen strongly over the past five months, a trend we believe points to sustainable long-term growth, " said Stanley Hui, chief executive officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong.
For the 12 months ending on Aug. 31, 2007, passenger and cargo volume of the airport reached 46.4 million and 3.66 million tons, representing year-on-year growth of 7.3 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively. Air traffic movements grew 4.5 percent to 289,935.
Source: Xinhua
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