(9 November 2007, Hong Kong:) Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced today that the highest monthly volume was achieved in October 2007 - a total of 246,346 tonnes of air cargo were handled in the month, representing a year-on-year growth of 2.3%. The performance in the week of 29 October - 4 November, reaching a total of 59,442 tonnes, also broke a new weekly record. Cumulative tonnage from January to October 2007 was 2,142,867 tonnes, up 2.8% year-on-year.

Export volume for October was 142,510 tonnes in October, up 3% against the same month last year. Cumulative export volume for the first ten months was 1,199,305 tonnes, representing a year-on-year growth of 2.8%. Import volumes for October and for the first ten months were 59,438 tonnes and 564,547 tonnes, representing 1.1% decrease year-on-year for both respective periods.

The transshipment volume was 44,398 tonnes for October and 379,015 tonnes for the first ten months, representing a year-on-year increase of 4.9% and 8.9% for the respective periods.

Ms. Lilian Chan, General Manager, Marketing and Customer Service said, "We are pleased to keep breaking records in September and October. In the midst of favourable market sentiment, we are confident that we will continue to manage cargo volume growth and provide efficient and smooth cargo handling services to our customers during the peak season."

The summary of the export, import and transshipment volumes handled in October and cumulative figures from January to October 2007 is tabulated as follows: