Third consecutive win at the HKAEE

In recognition of its long-term dedication to environmental excellence at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the Airport Authority (AA) was awarded the Gold Award for the Public and Community Services Sector at the 2018 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE) initiated by the Environmental Campaign Committee. AA CEO Fred Lam received the signature pyramid-shaped trophy from Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung at the awards ceremony on 29 April 2019. This is the AA’s third consecutive gold award – gold award winners are only eligible to join the competition in alternate years – and its fourth gold award overall, recognising the AA’s innovative “airport-wide” approach to reducing its environmental impacts through working closely with the whole airport community.

AA Assistant General Manager, Sustainability Mike Kilburn also received the Outstanding Green Leader Award for driving the development of innovative environmental solutions at the AA and the wider community.