Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)

Civil Aviation Department
民航處
Agency overview
Formed	1946
Headquarters	46/F,Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong
Employees	691 (March 2008) [1]
Annual budget	677.5m HKD (2008-09) [2]
Agency executive	Norman SM Lo, JP, Director-General of Civil Aviation
Website
www.cad.gov.hk

The Civil Aviation Department (Chinese: 民航處) is the Civil aviation authority of Hong Kong, headquartered in the Queensway Government Offices (金鐘道政府合署).^[1] The department is responsible for providing air traffic control services to all aircraft operating within the Hong Kong Flight Information Region. It reports to the Transport and Housing Bureau of the Hong Kong Government. The current Director-General of Civil Aviation is Norman Lo.

The CAD was also responsible for managing the former Hong Kong International Airport at Kai Tak, until it was retired and replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport managed by the Airport Authority.

The Accident Investigation Division of the CAD investigates aviation accidents and incidents.^[2]

During British rule, CAD was not a sub-unit of the Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). Since 1997, CAD maintains independence from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, although the CAAC has authority over the airspace within Hong Kong.^{[citation needed]}

See also

	Hong Kong portal
	Aviation portal

• Civil Aviation Authority of Macau SAR

References

1. ^ "Comments and Enquiries." Civil Aviation Department. Retrieved on 3 May 2010.
2. ^ "Accident Investigation Division." Civil Aviation Department. Retrieved on 9 June 2009.

External links

• Civil Aviation Department