ICAO AVSEC 2018 – Industry Engagement Day

The long-awaited ICAO AVSEC Symposium 2018 started at EST 9:00 am, 26 November 2018. It is the first day of Industry Engagement Day, hundreds representatives from all around the world gathered to exchange ideas. Our president, Mr. Jimmy Pang, was invited to host the first SkyTalk session on this very day, and he spoke on the topic “Trade Facilitation through Supply Chain Security: Cross Border Re-export aviation threats from Industry approach”.

About the presentation

Challenges of Cargo security screening should be lying on both industry and government

Mr. Pang first examined the situation in Hong Kong, covering statistics and the unique nature high tonnage volume within smart time window of aviation export industry, it’s became the challenging to RACSF, to indicate that the massive change of business model undergoing in Hong Kong. He also brought up the opinion gathered from the industry in particular to present our point of view regarding on this issue, including the approaches to enhance aviation security standard and threats we are facing today.

Enhancing security can gain various benefits via different security standards

He followed by the various security standards benchmarking. The focus laid on typical standards practitioners in Hong Kong usually obtain. Whereas those standards include common controls but with different objectives, which is able to lead the industry gaining various benefits by enhancing their security practices. Security standards like RAR, AEO and TAPA are introduced and compared in aspects like scope, requirements, time for achieve, and system complexity, to provide a clear picture to the audience.

Through Li-Cat Program to enhance the best practices of control, which is also enhancing both safety and security

Before concluding, he picked up the point he mentioned before about the threats practitioners found most terrific. Obviously, lithium battery is the most concerning DG among other threats according to the statistics. The incident of lithium batteries caught fire on a plane sure left a strong impression among all of us. Not only it is a safety issue, it is also one of the best driver for enhancing security. Right after he uttered the horrific incident, he provided a possible way of how to detect and protect. Li-CAT program initiated and supported by our members had been brought up is the structured approach to tackle this situation.

At the end, Mr. Pang once again emphasize on the importance of communication and cooperation, which echoes with the theme of this symposium. Our session on stage is now over, but we will continue to participate in this worldly event and communicate with experts and professionals.

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國際民航組織AVSEC 2018 – Industry Engagement Day

期待已久的國際民航組織AVSEC 2018全球航空安全研討會於美國東部時間2018年11月26日上午9點開始。今天是Industry Engagement Day的第一天，來自世界各地的代表齊聚一堂，互相交流各自的意見。彭主席獲邀在當天的SkyTalk擔任首位講者，並就「以供應鏈保安促進貿易：業界對跨境轉口航空威脅的態度」這一主題發表演講。

演講內容

政府和業界正面對貨物安全檢查所帶來的挑戰

彭先生首先闡述了香港的現況，包括統計數據和航空出口業界的獨特模式。當中，他特別提及到RACSF，表示香港的經營模式正在發生巨大變化。他還提出了從行業中收集到的意見，特別是業界對此的觀點，其中亦包括提高航空安全標準的方法和我們現今正面臨的威脅。

不同的保安標準將帶來各種好處

接著他提及了各種安全標準。他把重點放在香港業界普遍的標準，而這些標準在操作上異曲同工，但各自有着不同的目標。這剛好能帶領業界從加強保安中獲得各種好處。當中提到RAR，AEO和TAPA等安全標準，並比較了其規模，要求，時間和複雜性等方面，為聽眾提供了清晰的描述。

以Li-CAT加強監督、安全及保安

在結束之前，他重拾了之前提到過的關於業界認為最為憂慮的威脅。顯然，根據去年的統計數據，鋰電池是最受關注的危險品。鋰電池在機上起火的意外確實令所有人留下了深刻的印象。這不單是有關安全的議題，還是其中一個加強保安的原動力。在他講述完這起事件之後，他提供了有關檢測和保護的方法。而經我們的會員發起和支持的Li-CAT正是對這個問題的答案。

最後，彭先生再次強調溝通與合作的重要性，與本次研討會的主題相呼應。我們在台上的時間現已完滿結束，但我們將繼續參加這個全球性活動，並與專家和專業人士交流。

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Acknowledgement 鳴謝

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