Lokhu kuza njengoba i-IATA ithuthukise ukuqagela kwethrafikhi yabagibeli e-Hong Kong manje esebona ukusimama kumazinga angaphambi kwenhlekelele ekupheleni kuka-2024. Lokhu kubuyekezwa kuletha ukululama kwe-Hong Kong kuhambisane nokulindelwe kokululama ngokushesha esifundeni sase-Asia-Pacific.
“Isimo sibukeka siqhakaza eHong Kong. Ukuvulwa kabusha kwaseChina obekulindelwe ngaphambili kunikeza umfutho odingeka kakhulu ekululameni kwabagibeli. Ekupheleni kuka-2024, silindele ukubona ithrafikhi yase-Hong Kong ibuyela emazingeni angaphambi kwenhlekelele. Futhi kuyakhuthaza ukubona uhulumeni waseHong Kong elungiselela lokhu ngezinyathelo zokuqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzi abadingekayo ukuze basekele ukululama bayatholakala,” kusho uWillie Walsh, uMqondisi Jikelele we-IATA.
Uhulumeni waseHong Kong wethule uhlelo lokungenisa abasebenzi kwamanye amazwe ukuze kuqiniswe abasebenzi basesikhumulweni sezindiza ngabasebenzi abayizi-6,300 abavela eMainland of China.
Yize isidingo sokuhamba ngendiza siqinile, izindiza eHong Kong bezilokhu zilwa nezinkinga zokuhlinzekwa kwezidingo kanye nokushoda kwabasebenzi.
“Iminyaka emithathu edlule ibe mibi kakhulu emkhakheni wezokundiza. Njengoba sibheke phambili ekululameni futhi silungiselela ukukhula okuzayo, kubalulekile ukuthi wonke umphakathi wezindiza e-Hong Kong, okuhlanganisa izindiza, isikhumulo sezindiza, umlawuli, nohulumeni, usebenzisane ukuze kubhekwane nezinselele futhi uzilungiselele kahle ukusebenzisa amathuba azayo. Ngibheke ngabomvu ukuba seHong Kong ngo-Agasti ukuze ngihlangane nozakwethu abahlukene futhi ngihlanganyele ezingxoxweni ezithela izithelo,” kusho uWalsh.
I-IATA kanye Nesikhulu Sesikhumulo Sezindiza sase-Hong Kong (AAHK) sibambisene ukuze bahlele i-Hong Kong Aviation Day kusukela ngomhla ka-2-3 Agasti 2023.
