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Chief Executive of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Mr Tony Tyler was the keynote speaker at today's (September 26 local time) business luncheon co-organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco and Hong Kong Association of Northern California.
At the luncheon, Mr Tyler said Cathay Pacific was very much committed to building the image of Hong Kong as a place in which to conduct business and trade. "We have been working hard to build links between Hong Kong and the United States, and in particular California," Mr Tyler said.
According to Mr Tyler, hubbing was a key to the future in aviation because competition in international aviation was increasingly determined by 'network strength'. Cathay Pacific had been working hard to develop itself as a true network carrier and at the same time grow Hong Kong's position as a hub.
On the issue of global warming, Cathay Pacific is proud of the environmental measures they have taken. "We have done a lot of work to improve our operation on the ground and in the air to minimise our environmental impact," Mr Tyler said.
"Earlier this year, we became the first airline in the Asia Pacific region to announce a carbon offset scheme as part of our overall environmental strategy."
In welcoming Mr Tyler to San Francisco, Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco Ms Doris Cheung said she was looking forward to the second daily direct flight between San Francisco and Hong Kong to be launched in mid-October. This would further strengthen the ties between Hong Kong and western United States and Hong Kong's position as a leading international aviation hub.
Ends/Thursday, September 27, 2007
Issued at HKT 09:59
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