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Deadline for Hong Kong’s liquid measures nearsDeadline for Hong Kong’s liquid measures nears
Emily Pacey
Airport Authority Hong Kong has released a list of approved airports and countries ahead of its implementation of the ICAO guidelines
International hub airport Hong Kong International (HKIA) will implement the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) liquid security guidelines from tomorrow (March 21). The Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) has welcomed the development, particularly since HKIA is one of the most important transfer hubs in the Asia/Pacific region.
From March 21, passengers transferring through the airport must seal liquid, gel and aerosol duty-free purchases in tamper-evident bags, with the receipt clearly visible.
Airport Authority Hong Kong has released a list of all the countries where tamper-evident bags are approved to pass through HKIA. Countries that have not yet implemented the ICAO rules are not mentioned on the list, including
APTRA warned retailers at HKIA not to sell any duty-free liquids to passengers transferring through Europe, North America,
Liquids purchased by transfer passengers from shops at the following airports will be accepted with effect from March 21 2007.
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Liquids purchased by transfer passengers on board all airlines will be accepted at HKIA, provided the transfer passengers in possession of such purchases arrived at HKIA on an aircraft which previously called at one of the following airports.
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12. Gailam airport |
23. Munich International airport |
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24. Nagoya International airport |
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14. Washington Dulles International airport |
25. Tokyo Narita International airport |
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4. Paris Charles de Gaulle airport |
15. Seoul Incheon International airport |
26. Pusan Kimhae International airport |
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5. Chitose airport |
16. New York JFK International airport |
27. Ching Chuan Kang |
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6. Indira Gandhi International airport |
17. Kaohsiung International airport |
28. San Francisco International airport |
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7. Newark Liberty International airport |
18. Osaka Kansai International airport |
29. Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International airport |
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8. Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino International airport |
19. Los Angeles International airport |
30. Taipei Chiang Kai-shek International airport |
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9. FRA Frankfurt International airport |
20. London Gatwick airport |
31. Vancouver International airport |
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21. London Heathrow airport |
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