Greater Bay Airlines Receives License Variation for Expanded Routes Until February 2027

Decision on application for variation of licence by Greater Bay Airlines Company Limited

​The following is issued on behalf of the Air Transport Licensing Authority:

The Air Transport Licensing Authority has decided to approve the licence variation in relation to the application made by Greater Bay Airlines Company Limited with effect from today (September 19) until February 20, 2027 (both dates inclusive).

Under the varied licence, Greater Bay Airlines Company Limited may operate scheduled journeys for the carriage in Hong Kong of passengers, cargo or mail on the following routes at unlimited frequency from and to Hong Kong International Airport:

Shanghai/ Beijing/ Hangzhou/ Chengdu/ Nanjing/ Xiamen/ Haikou/ Fuzhou/ Quanzhou/ Ningbo/ Tianjin/ Chongqing/ Wuhan/ Wuxi/ Kunming/ Xian/ Sanya/ Jinan/ Dalian/ Qingdao/ Guiyang/ Nanning/ Shenyang/ Zhanjiang/ Nanchang/ Zhengzhou/ Changsha/ Yantai/ Yinchuan/ Wenzhou/ Wuyishan/ Guangzhou/ Changchun/ Yancheng/ Taiyuan/ Hefei/ Lanzhou/ Shijiazhuang/ Harbin/ Urumqi/ Tangshan/ Hohhot/ Suzhou/ Nantong/ Changzhou/ Xuzhou/ Weifang/ Ezhou/ Taipei/ Kaohsiung/ Taichung/ Tainan/ Tokyo/ Osaka/ Okinawa/ Fukuoka/ Sapporo/ Nagoya/ Kagoshima/ Ishigaki/ Takamatsu/ Hiroshima/ Nagasaki/ Okayama/ Yonago/ Seoul/ Busan/ Jeju/ Daegu/ Bangkok/ Phuket/ Chiang Mai/ Koh Samui/ Krabi/ Chiang Rai/ Singapore/ Manila/ Clark/ Cebu/ Iloilo/ Davao/ Jakarta/ Denpasar/ Surabaya/ Medan/ Kuala Lumpur/ Kota Kinabalu/ Penang/ Ho Chi Minh City/ Hanoi/ Da Nang/ Nha Trang/ Phu Quoc/ Phnom Penh/ Siem Reap/ Yangon/ Bandar Seri Begawan/ Vientiane/ Kolkata/ Kathmandu/ Dhaka/ Ulaanbaatar/ Saipan/ Guam/ Beihai/ Datong/ Dunhuang/ Enshi/ Guilin/ Hailar/ Huai'an/ Huangshan/ Jiamusi/ Jiuzhaigou/ Kashi/ Lhasa/ Lianyungang/ Lijiang/ Linyi/ Luoyang/ Mangshi/ Manzhouli/ Mudanjiang/ Ordos/ Qiqihaer/ Shangri-la/ Shantou/ Wanzhou/ Weihai/ Xichang/ Xining/ Xinzhou/ Xishuangbanna/ Yangzhou/ Yanji/ Yichang/ Yiwu/ Yulin/ Zhangjiajie/ Zhoushan/ Zunyi/ Hualien/ Akita/ Amami/ Aomori/ Asahikawa/ Fukushima/ Hakodate/ Hanamaki/ Ibaraki (Hyakuri)/ Izumo/ Kitakyushu/ Kobe/ Kochi Ryoma/ Komatsu/ Kumamoto/ Kushiro/ Matsumoto/ Matsuyama/ Miyakojima/ Miyazaki/ Niigata/ Obihiro/ Oita/ Sendai/ Shimojishima/ Shirahama/ Shizuoka/ Tokushima/ Tottori/ Toyama/ Yamagata/ Yamagushi/ Kuching/ Colombo/ Male

The decision of the Authority will be published in the Gazette on September 27.

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected smuggled platinum worth about $10 million

Hong Kong Customs on September 13 seized eight platinum slabs, weighing about 41 kilograms in total, with an estimated market value of about $10 million, at the Man Kam To Control Point. This is the largest platinum-smuggling case detected by Customs on record in terms of the seizure weight and value.

Based on risk assessment, Customs on that day intercepted an outbound goods vehicle declared to be empty at the Man Kam To Control Point for inspection. Upon examination, Customs officers seized the batch of suspected smuggled platinum in the empty space of the vehicle's battery compartment. The 48-year-old male driver was subsequently arrested.

An investigation is ongoing.

Customs will continue to take stringent enforcement actions against cross-boundary smuggling activities through risk assessment and intelligence analysis.

Smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.

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Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002/).

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected smuggled platinum worth about $10 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases