Civil Aviation Department 80th Anniversary Open Day (with images)
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The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) is holding a two-day open day at the CAD Headquarters beginning today (September 12). Themed “Safeguarding Civil Aviation for 80 Years: Passing the Torch, Shaping the Future”the open day includes a variety of varied activities and interactive experiences to examine CAD’s advancement turning points over the previous 8 years, with a view to deepening visitors’ understanding of the everyday work of the department and promoting air travel understanding to the neighborhood.
Officiating at the opening event, the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Ms Clara Wong, stated that CAD has actually grown and flourished with Hong Kong’s air travel market, while Hong Kong’s civil air travel advancement is constantly carefully related to the motherland. Through this occasion, she was pleased to see that CAD and the neighborhood can collaborate to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the starting of individuals’s Republic of China and the 29th anniversary of the facility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In the meantime, individuals can get a much deeper understanding of China’s exceptional accomplishments in civil air travel advancement, especially in airplane research study, advancement and production.
Ms Wong stated that the open day was among the essential occasions of CAD’s 80th anniversary, and other event activities, consisting of the publication of the 80th anniversary celebratory book, “Pioneering New Skies”had actually gotten passionate actions. Ms Wong likewise stressed that supporting skill is basic to the sustainable advancement of the civil air travel market. She revealed appreciation to different youth and uniformed groups for their active involvement and assistance of the open day, thus attaining the goal of passing the torch to the more youthful generation.
She included that the Aviation Education Path situated at the CAD Headquarters had actually been well gotten given that its opening in 2012, with the cumulative variety of visitors going beyond 150 000. Looking ahead, CAD will construct on previous accomplishments and continue to promote the concepts of security, professionalism, development and sustainable advancement, protecting air travel security and carrying the objective of promoting air travel education.
Emphasizes of the open day consist of an Air Traffic Control Tower Simulator experience, flight simulator and virtual unmanned airplane experience, thematic talks on air travel with interactive aspects, assisted activities on the Aviation Education Path, a profession exhibit on CAD expert grades, a “Little Aviator” photo-taking location, and a witch hunt. A number of video game cubicles were set up by the youth and uniformed groups as well as CAD expert grades on website for interaction and exchanges with the individuals, motivating their interest in air travel understanding.
The youth and uniformed groups taking part in the open day consist of the Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol, the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps, the Hong Kong Aerospace Leaders Association, the Hong Kong Adventure Corps, the Hong Kong Army Cadets Association, the Scout Association of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association, the Hong Kong Youth Aviation Academy, and the Strive and Rise Alumni Club.
The open day will continue to be open tomorrow (September 13) for effective candidates who have actually acquired admission tickets previously by means of computer system balloting.