Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang today officiated at an unveiling ceremony of a new “Greater Bay Area aircraft” at Hong Kong International Airport.

The Greater Bay Airlines aircraft has a promotional livery that reads “Leveraging Hong Kong’s Strengths, Developing a First-class Greater Bay Area”, and will operate flights between Hong Kong and both Mainland and overseas cities while promoting the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and Hong Kong.

This is the first time the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office has used an aircraft as a mobile display platform to promote the GBA globally. The office has used other means of transportation such as buses, trams and ferries in its promotional work.

Mr Tsang expressed his hope that the aircraft will serve as an “ambassador in the sky” to promote the GBA and raise awareness of GBA developments and of Hong Kong’s role in connecting the Mainland with the world.

He encouraged all sectors to capitalise on Hong Kong’s distinctive strengths to seize on the enormous opportunities brought about by the GBA and contribute to its development. 

He also emphasised that the GBA’s development is the best entry point for Hong Kong to actively integrate into the nation’s development overall.

“Hong Kong possesses the unique advantages of enjoying the strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and a business environment that is highly market-oriented and internationalised, underpinned by the rule of law, free flow of capital, a comprehensive financial regulatory system, a simple and low tax regime, and a pool of global professional talent.

“All these have enabled Hong Kong to become a super connector, connecting the Mainland with the world, and leveraging its dual roles in going global and attracting foreign investment for the GBA.”