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#AlreadyTomorrowInHongKong #香港 #中國| #香港國際機場 #HKIA #HongKongInternationalAirport City International Icon Iconic #July2023| Celebrating its 25th anniversary with a massive party..

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong International Airport, the Hong Kong Airport Authority- Hong Kong International Airport- Hong Kong International Airport Citythe airport hosted a series of performances by airport staff and renowned local artists in the terminal on July 6, 2023 is the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong International Airport. The chairman, board members and chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Airport Authority, together with the airport industry, passengers and the public, unveiled the celebration at the arrival hall of Terminal 1.

The festivities kicked off with a drumming performance followed by a jazz band and dance performances by airport staff from the AA, local airlines and other organisations. Youth Orchestra and local pop singers also participated in the festivities.

Let Hong Kong take off again! As an important international aviation hub of Hong Kong, about 120 airlines operate at Hong Kong International Airport, connecting more than 220 departure points around the world, making it one of the busiest airports in the world. In the future, Hong Kong International Airport will continue to protect the travel experience of every passenger with enthusiasm and create more wonderful travel stories for passengers.

The Hong Kong Airport Authority held the 25th Anniversary Celebration Reception of Hong Kong International Airport on the evening of July 10, and received about 1,000 guests from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the airport industry and different sectors.

In his speech at the reception, Chief Executive Lee Kar-chiu said that the Hong Kong International Airport has been rated as one of the best and busiest airports in the world for many times, and keeps pace with the times, and continues to develop into a gateway leading Hong Kong to fly around the world.

AA Chairman So Ze-kwong said that in the past 25 years, Hong Kong International Airport has continued to improve, with passenger traffic increasing from 28 million in 1998 to 75 million. For many years, we have also firmly occupied the number one cargo airport in the world. At the same time, various projects under the vision of “Airport City” are also progressing satisfactorily, and the airport will become a prominent landmark in the Greater Bay Area integrating aviation, tourism, trade, retail and entertainment.

In the future, Hong Kong International Airport will continue to strengthen Hong Kong’s role as an international aviation hub, continuously inject new impetus, and strive to build a dynamic and energetic “airport city” to create more exciting travel stories for passengers. The 25th anniversary of Hong Kong International Airport, let Hong Kong take off again

Hong Kong International Airport (Hong Kong International Airport; IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH), located in Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, 34 kilometers away from downtown Hong Kong, is a 4F civil international airport, the busiest in the world One of the airports, more than 100 airlines around the world operate here, the passenger volume ranks fifth in the world, and the cargo volume ranks first in the world for 18 consecutive years .

Hong Kong International Airport was officially opened to navigation on July 6, 1998, and was named Hong Kong International Airport; in February 2007, the second phase of the expansion project (Terminal T2) was completed.

According to the information on the airport’s official website in June 2019, the terminal area of ​​Hong Kong International Airport is 850,000 square meters (including T1, T2, satellite halls and SkyPier); there are two runways with a length of 3,800 meters; 182 parking spaces  ; more than 220 navigable cities  .

In 2018, the passenger throughput of Hong Kong International Airport was 74.672 million, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%; the cargo and mail throughput was 5.121 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%; , the first place  .

On August 14, 2019, under the temporary injunction order, the departure hall and arrival hall of Hong Kong International Airport were in good order and operated smoothly, and the order was basically restored. 

On November 1, 2022, the Sky Corridor connecting Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 and T1 Satellite Passenger Concourse was officially opened

Hong Kong Airport 2023 Post-Covid Walkthrough (One of the Best Airports in the World!) (4K)

[If you like this video, please know that a Like and Subscribe would help me immensely! 🥹🙏🏻]. Since opening its borders in late 2022, Hong Kong Internationational Airport (HKIA) has been seeing major improvements on traffic. How does HKIA look like todayv Find out in this walthrough that will take you from the Airport Expresss (train service) to the Airport Boarding Gates and even inside our plane. Find out what makes HKIA one of the best in the world! Enjoy!

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#Airbus #空中客车| #A350 #June2023 |#中國南方航空公司 #ChinaEastern #B323H A350-941 Taking its first delivery of its benchmark aircraft the first Airbus 350 delivery from made in China, People’s Republic of China. ……..

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CHINA EASTERN B323H “1st A350 delivered from China” (AIRBUS A350-941)
SHA→CAN finally got on this benchmark aircraft “the first Airbus A350 delivered from China

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited  中國東方航空公司 also known as China Eastern, is an airline headquartered in the China Eastern Airlines Building, on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai. It is one of the “Big Three” airlines (alongside Air China and China Southern Airlines) of the People’s Republic of China, operating international, domestic and regional routes. Hongqiao airport, along with the larger Shanghai Pudong International Airport, are China Eastern’s main hubs, with secondary hubs in Beijing Daxing, Kunming, and Xi’an……It is the second largest airline in China, in terms of passenger traffic, after China Southern Airlines. In 2021,

China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350-900 in Toulouse, becoming the latest operator of this efficient twin-engine widebody aircraft. The Shanghai-based carrier now operates an Airbus fleet of 356 aircraft, including 306 A320 Family aircraft and 50 A330 Family aircraft (figures at the end of October 2018). China Eastern is the largest Airbus operator in Asia and second largest in the world.

On the 18th June 2023, it is the first commercial maiden flight of the中國南方航空公司 China Eastern Airlines Newest Airbus 350-941 series long haul airline in which is the Airbus Benchmark Aircraft that is made in China, People’s Republic of China, also it’s the first Airbus 350-941 delivered from China, People’s Republic of China….. The flight is now operating as B323H(CES5317 / MU5317)

It made its first flight from Gate 41 SHA- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Sunday 18th June 2023 1032 CST towards Terminal One CAN- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport arriving on at Monday 19th June 2023 1238 AM CST with the flight duration of two hours and six minutes orthough the flight was one hour and fifty seven minutes late on …..

China’s Best Business Class Product? || China Eastern A350-900 || Shanghai – Guangzhou
China Eastern has rolled out a brand new business class hard product on its A350 fleet 2 years ago. It’s in a popular 1-2-1 layout meaning every passenger has direct aisle access. It also features a sliding door, similar to Qatar’s QSuite and Delta’s A350 business class product. It’s probably one of the best business class featured on a Mainland China carrier, but is it without limitations? Let’s step onboard and check it out together.

The flight Taxi time was twelve minutes.. at SHA- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in which the Taxi time at CAN- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was eleven minutes….

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#WenchangSpacecraftLaunchCenter #文昌航天發射場 #BRI #Apirl2023 |#天宫#Tiangong #ChinaSpaceStation #Shenzhou15 in readiness with the Advance #天舟六号 #CargoSpaceCraft #Tianzhou6 payload packages have been finalised..

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On the 13th April 2023 Hour Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration   The Chang Zheng – Long March 7 Y7 Carrier Rocket has safely arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on April 13, and will carry out final assembly and testing at the launch site together with the #天舟六号# cargo spacecraft that arrived earlier work, which is currently expected to launch around May 10…….  On the 24th April 2023 the Advance Cargo Spacecraft #天舟六号Tianzhou 6 has been transferred to the filling and buckling factory building# All the uplink cargo packages and carrying stars of the cargo spacecraft have now been loaded. , The spacecraft was transferred vertically to the filling and cover workshop yesterday, ready to carry out the work of propellant filling and ship cover fitting. …..At present, there is still about half a month before the launch of the Tianzhou-6 cargo ship by the Long March-7 Yao-7 rocket.

When the Tianzhou Cargo Spacecraft arrived at Wenchang Spacecraft launch center on April 13, and the follow-up will be in line with the previous stage The Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft that has previously arrived will carrying out the final assembly and testing work in the launch site area together. The manned spaceflight project entered the application and development stage of the space station. All the participants of the project are stepping up their preparations and vowing to make the mission a complete success…

The Shenzhou 15 mission is the sixth mission of China’s manned space program in 2022, and it is also the last mission during the construction phase of China’s space station. The crew will work and live in orbit for 6 months. The main purpose of the mission is to verify The space station supports crew rotation capabilities, realizing the first on-orbit rotation of Takionaut crews; carrying out the installation and commissioning of equipment inside and outside the space station and space application mission-related facilities and equipment, conducting space science experiments and technical tests; performing daily maintenance and repair of the space station; The normalized operation mode of the cabin assembly… . The Shenzhou 15 flight crew consisted of Takionauts Fei Junlong , Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu , with Fei Junlong serving as the commander…Images and visuals are from their Respectives CMS China Manned SpaceCNSA-China National Space Administration

CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #國家航天局 |#BRI  #April2023 | #火星 # 天問 #天问一号#TianwenOne #MarsMission #Tianwen1 probe  #祝融号 #ZhuRong stunning Martian landscape new stunning photography during the year 2021   #AGallery

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 天问一号飞運騎遊達达3亿CNSA – China National Space Administration – ESA – European Space agency Belt and road initiative mars mission…first Mars exploration mission, Tianwen- Martian Probe One As of September 15, 2022, the Tianwen-1 orbiter has been in orbit for more than 780 days, and the rover has travelled a total of 1,921 meters, completed the established scientific exploration tasks, and obtained 1,480 GB of original scientific exploration data. The scientific research team has obtained rich scientific results through the research on the first-hand scientific data obtained independently by my country. Through a comprehensive study of typical landforms such as concave cones, barrier craters, and trenches distributed in the landing area, the important connection between the formation of the above-mentioned landforms and water activities has been revealed.

Currently as to date of the Zhurong Mars Rover is currently at sleep safe mode due to the Martian Sandstorms….. the location of Zhurong taken by the Tianwen-1 orbiter after it hibernated in Zhurong last year. The rut marks left by Zhurong after traveling 1921 meters are clearly visible….. The local dust on Mars captured by the Tianwen-1 orbiter is very layered. This photo was taken by the medium-resolution camera of the Tianwen-1 orbiter on January 6, 2022, and Zhurong went into a dormant state more than three months after this time point. 

The Tianwen-1 mission was approved by the Party Central Committee in January 2016, and was successfully launched on July 23, 2020. After a deep space flight of 475 million kilometers for 202 days, the probe will rendezvous with Mars on February 10, 2021, and successfully implemented the capture and braking to enter the orbit around Mars. After 3 months of detailed inspection of the pre-selected landing area, the Mars landing was successfully carried out on May 15, 2021. On May 22, the “Zhurong” rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars and began to patrol and explore.

On August 15, 2021, the “Zhurong” rover successfully completed the 90 Martian scientific exploration missions, and continued to carry out extended exploration missions. It has traveled 1,921.5 meters on the surface of Mars. Affected by the severe winter cold and dusty weather in the landing area, the rover will enter the winter dormancy mode on May 18, 2022 as designed. Around December 2022, the “Zhurong” landing area will enter the early spring season. will resume normal work.

The orbiter has circled Mars 1,344 times, achieving global coverage and is currently in normal condition. In the follow-up, it will continue to carry out global remote sensing detection, and choose an opportunity to carry out expansion technology experiments to carry out preliminary technical verification for related tasks.

After nearly two years of flight and exploration for the Tianwen-1 mission, the 13 scientific payloads deployed by the rover and orbiter have obtained a total of about 1040GB of raw scientific data. After receiving and processing on the ground, the standard scientific data products formed are submitted to the rover on a monthly basis. A team of scientists has conducted analysis and interpretation, and relevant scientific results have been published in well-known academic journals at home and abroad. These scientific data will be open to scientists around the world at an appropriate time. Scientists around the world are welcome to actively apply for research and jointly promote the cause of human exploration of the universe.

At present, the Tianwen-1 orbiter continues to carry out scientific exploration in the orbit of the remote sensing mission, continues to accumulate first-hand scientific data, and makes China’s contribution to mankind’s in-depth understanding of Mars.
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#CathayPacific #國泰航空公司 #March2023 |#國泰航空 #Cathay-  Cathay x Start from Zero | 國泰 x Start From Zero 創意手工木製品系列 全新登場collection has arrived Designed with sustainability upcycling ……

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On March 2023國泰航空公司Cathay Pacific We are delighted to announce our latest partnership with Hong Kong-based woodwork atelier Start from Zero for the launch of two new items. Together, we have crafted products with innovative touches and meticulous details, offering a true showcase of exceptional craftsmanship.

Designed with sustainability in mind, this special partnership features an exquisite Mahjong set and a special edition upcycled galley container – both made from recycled wood to capture the warmth and elegance of Cathay Pacific’s lounges. An embodiment of Cathay’s design ethos, the collection is especially designed to reflect our refined lounge experience and add a warm touch to your space.

At Cathay, Design has always been more than just creating something beautiful it’s about creating an experience, Every details is designed with our customer’s needs in mind, That’s why from everything you see in flight we engage customers with inventive and interesting touches… Our Aircrafts have been a source of inspiration in our designs and that’s why everything we create feels natural and human…. The Same Could be Said of the latest Cathay x Start From Zero collection…

As a brand based in Hong Kong we wanted to create items that best represents local culture, that’s why Mahjong was chosen, an often-seen item in Hong Kong homes… In addition, the Upcycled galley container allows customers to own a piece of Cathay’s Aviation heritage. .We chose wood because it is extremely durable and transcends warmth and it’s texture and colour our customers often see, touch and feels in our lounges.. We’ve looked to the best local wood markers for expertise…..

Dom Chan… We’ve looked to the best local wood markers for expertise is that expertise “ We love wooden furniture because wood is a material that transcend warmth, We often use recycled wood because aged wood actually offers more stability and will not deform easily” Apart from the choice of Materials the tiles are also adorned with unique Cathay – inspired aviation design notes. These handcrafted pieces take inspiration from classical carved Mahjong sets and features retro designs like round corners and retractable openings , Designed with supporting sustainability and local artistry in mind built with handmade craftsmanship, and crafted by combining local and modern design touches .. The result, is a must have addition to tasteful homes  …..

We’ve partnered with Hong Kong-based woodwork atelier Start From Zero to turn our in-flight galley containers into something truly special for aviation lovers: a unique memento of Cathay Pacific’s unforgettable service, ready for your home.

The Cathay x Start From Zero upcycled galley container is the ideal gift for the aviation enthusiast in your life. This pre-loved aircraft essential – known in the industry as a KSSU container – has retired from the skies and been given a unique upgrade at the hands of Hong Kong street-art-group-turned-woodwork-atelier Start From Zero. It now features three exquisitely crafted modular trays, which can be mixed and matched to offer flexible storage options, and a multi-purpose top, all created from recycled wood and featuring the carpenter’s signature pattern. This pre-loved galley container is the perfect nightstand, small coffee table or drinks cart for your home.

After serving Cathay passengers so loyally on board our aircraft, these unique aviation mementoes are ready to arrive at their final destinations.


Dimension: H59 x W42.5 x L29 cm
Weight: 6.8kg

We’ve partnered with Hong Kong woodwork atelier Start From Zero to bring you this exquisite handcrafted mahjong set, made from recycled wood.


Mahjong is a game that has transcended time, and now, this exclusive gift set is ready to be passed down through generations, too. Featuring ornate Cathay Jade green-adorned tiles in an intricately designed wooden box, this Mahjong set has been handcrafted by Start From Zero.


We’ve partnered with Hong Kong street-art-group-turned-woodwork-atelier Start From Zero, to bring you this exquisite mahjong set which combines the best of old and new.

Inspired by the beautifully carved mahjong boxes of the early 1900s, this intricate box has been handcrafted from recycled wood and features carefully considered retro design details: rounded corners, retractable openings which slide out of the way, an elegant leather strap for easy transport, and a slick top compartment for dice, wooden wager chips, wind indicator and alignment stick.

Housed in handcrafted wooden trays, you’ll find acrylic mahjong tiles – selected for the best playing experience – with signature Cathay Jade green detailing and unique aviation design notes such our brush wing.

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