Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)

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Civil Aviation Department
民航處
Civil Aviation Department
Agency overview
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 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.