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Hong Kong remains competitive for air cargo, but airport congestion rising
RUNWAY saturation is an issue in Hong Kong, and UPS now says it relies more on flights to and from Shenzhen across the border.
"Many of our South China clients choose to ship their goods from Hong Kong instead of Shenzhen," said UPS Hong Kong/Macau chief Steven Wong.
Mr Wong said Hong Kong's free port position gave it great advantages in more efficient inspections and faster customs clearance as well as a more extensive global route network than in other parts of the Pearl River Delta.
"A parcel picked up at Hong Kong Island at 4pm could be handed to the customer in the US the next morning," he said, reported the South China Morning Post.
Mr Wong said Hong Kong's air transportation was still ahead of Shanghai or Shenzhen, but it was hard to increase flights to and from the city as "airport space is very tight".
"We have seen a quick growth of consumer electronics customers based in Shenzhen, such as drone and hi-tech glass makers."
The company's Hong Kong business had grown faster in the first quarter of this year than in the fourth quarter of last year, driven by hi-tech and e-commerce businesses.
"Many of our South China clients choose to ship their goods from Hong Kong instead of Shenzhen," said UPS Hong Kong/Macau chief Steven Wong.
Mr Wong said Hong Kong's free port position gave it great advantages in more efficient inspections and faster customs clearance as well as a more extensive global route network than in other parts of the Pearl River Delta.
"A parcel picked up at Hong Kong Island at 4pm could be handed to the customer in the US the next morning," he said, reported the South China Morning Post.
Mr Wong said Hong Kong's air transportation was still ahead of Shanghai or Shenzhen, but it was hard to increase flights to and from the city as "airport space is very tight".
"We have seen a quick growth of consumer electronics customers based in Shenzhen, such as drone and hi-tech glass makers."
The company's Hong Kong business had grown faster in the first quarter of this year than in the fourth quarter of last year, driven by hi-tech and e-commerce businesses.
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