Hong Kong signs air services agreement with Malta (with photos)

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     The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, on October 5 (Valletta time), signed an air services agreement on behalf of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the Government of the Republic of Malta in Valletta, Malta.

     Representing the Government of the Republic of Malta to sign the agreement was the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Mr Joe Mizzi.

     The agreement provides a legal framework for establishing air links between Hong Kong and Malta, which will promote economic development and cultural exchanges between the two places.

     Professor Cheung said that the agreement was the 66th signed by Hong Kong with its overseas aviation partners. With the establishing of direct air links, Hong Kong and Malta will be better poised to seize the economic development opportunities emerging from the Belt and Road Initiative.

     "We look forward to strengthening our co-operation with Malta in the future," he added.

     A list of countries that have signed air services agreements with Hong Kong as of October 2016 is at the Annex.

Ends/Thursday, October 6, 2016
Issued at HKT 9:30

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The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung (front row, centre), and the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Malta, Mr Joe Mizzi (front row, right), sign an air services agreement in Valletta, Malta on October 5 (Valletta time). This is the 66th pact signed by Hong Kong with its overseas aviation partners. Hong Kong will strengthen co-operation with Malta, and with the establishing of direct air links, the two places will be better positioned to seize the economic development opportunities emerging from the Belt and Road Initiative.

The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung (left), exchanges the signed air services agreement with the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Malta, Mr Joe Mizzi, in Valletta, Malta on October 5 (Valletta time). The deal provides a legal framework for establishing air links between Hong Kong and Malta, which will promote economic development and cultural exchanges between the two places.

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Annex: A list of countries that have signed air services agreements