Dr. Deng Jun - Chairman of the Executive Committee of Macau International Airport Co., Ltd. (CAM) led a delegation to attend the 2nd China Airports Summit in Qingdao, China on 8th and 9th May, 2014. As the co-organizer, CAM delegation members had exchange and explored into the Airport Reforms and Development Under the Contemporary Market Economy, merging the resources and experience of all aspects into the development of Macau International Airport.

Dr. Deng had a conversation with Mr. Xia Xinghua, the newly elected Director of China Civil Airports Association (the Association), the organizer of the Summit. They shared both views and opinions to the current civil aviation industry in China. In the closing speech, Mr. Xia emphasized on the consolidation, enhancement and development of civil aviation industry in China. As compared with the status in the United States where there are 40,000 airports whilst expecting 200 airports in China in the year of 2015; 250,000 of aircrafts in the States whilst only 3,600 in China; and the frequency of each citizen taking flight in the States averaged to twice a year while Chinese only 0.25 times yearly.

The Summit was held for 2 days with open discussion on five various topics: 1. Airport emergency and safety management - re-evaluation on the management system for advance of the industry development; 2. Airport planning and operation management - introduction of innovative technology for re-planning of airports; 3. Development of airport - Preview of future development and integration of resources for enhancement of sustainable development; 4. Planning and construction of aviation city - Engagement of regional resources and coordination to promote the regional economic development; 5. Construction of general aviation park.

The Association cooperated with the Civil Airport Magazine and the Roland Berger Strategy Consultants to have edited and published the “Development Report on China Airports 2013”which carried out macro-analysis on the Chinese and global civil aviation industry development. A strong positive correlation was noted between air passenger traffic and GDP per capita. A sharp increase of 12.3% was expected from the years of 2011 to 2015, of which international passenger traffic started to increase by year 2012. Overall, the increase rate of air passenger traffic in China from 2015 to 2020 will be predicted as about 9%, while 8% increase will be from 2020-2025.The competition and cooperation within the internal airports group is becoming increasingly complex. Long term development of regional airports would exist with market segmentation, reasonable coordination, co-existence of competition and collaboration. Reasonable competition and cooperation with airport groups will enable optimization of resources allocation, broader and various demands for services, hence promoting regional economic development.

Other representatives of CAM included: Chief Representative of Shanghai Representative Office Mr. Ye Hong, Deputy Chief of Executive Office & Chief of Corporate Communication and Policy Research Office Ms. Vicki Mou, Manager of Shanghai Representative Office Mr. Peng Yunfeng. There were about three hundred participants from government agencies, research institutions of scientific education, construction companies and service providers, etc.