Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)

Civil Aviation Department
民航處
Agency overview
Formed1 May 1946; 78 years ago (1946-05-01)
HeadquartersCivil Aviation Department Headquarters, 1 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong
Employees966 (March 2022) [1]
Annual budget1303m HKD (2022-23) [2]
Agency executive
  • Liu Chi-yung, Victor, JP, Director-General of Civil Aviation
Parent agencyTransport and Logistics Bureau
Websitewww.cad.gov.hk
Civil Aviation Department
Traditional Chinese民航處
Simplified Chinese民航处
Cantonese YaleMàhn hòhng chyu
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMínháng Chù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMàhn hòhng chyu
JyutpingMan4 hong4 cyu3
Head office

The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) is the civil aviation authority of Hong Kong, headquartered at Hong Kong International Airport. The department 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 Logistics Bureau of the Hong Kong Government. The current Director-General of Civil Aviation is Victor Liu Chi-yung.

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.

During British rule, CAD was not a sub-unit of the British Civil Aviation Authority. Since 1997, CAD maintains independence from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.