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| Formed | 1 May 1946 |
| Headquarters | Civil Aviation Department Headquarters, 1 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong |
| Employees | 966 (March 2022) |
| Annual budget | 1303m HKD (2022-23) |
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| Parent agency | Transport and Logistics Bureau |
| Website | www.cad.gov.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 民航處 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 民航处 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Màhn hòhng chyu | ||||||||||||
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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.
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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.
