Since the beginning of the Year of the Snake, the Dongguan Hong Kong International Airport Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Airport Center") located in the Humen Port Comprehensive Bonded Zone of Dongguan, Guangdong has experienced a peak in shipments. Trucks loaded with electronic components pass through the central checkpoint in an orderly and orderly manner, steadily driving onto the dock; The goods on the car were immediately lifted onto the ship and transported to the West Pier of Hong Kong International Airport via a dedicated line. Without the need for dismantling or tallying, they were directly flown overseas by plane. The Airport Center is jointly explored and constructed by the Dongguan Municipal Government, Hong Kong Airport Authority, and Huangpu Customs, realizing the extension of Hong Kong airport related functions and services to Dongguan. Since its operation in April 2023, the total import and export value of the airport center has exceeded 20 billion yuan, serving more than 800 enterprises in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. The variety of goods has expanded to over 900, driving "Dongguan Manufacturing" and "Bay Area Manufacturing" to reach the world more smoothly and quickly. According to the latest statistics from Huangpu Customs, the import and export value of the center reached 1.197 billion yuan in January this year, a year-on-year increase of 93%, becoming a "light cavalry" to help Dongguan's foreign trade growth. Asia Industrial Group (Holdings) Limited is an aviation logistics enterprise in Hong Kong. It signed a contract in December 2024 to become a public warehouse enterprise in the airport center. The number of public warehouses in the airport center increased from 4 in the initial operation to 7, and Hong Kong airport cargo services were further extended to Dongguan. Our company is very optimistic about the development prospects of the airport center, because the three major cargo terminals of Hong Kong International Airport have all been operating normally in the airport center. 125 air freight forwarders registered with the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department have obtained the qualification to deliver in Dongguan. We believe that entering the airport center at this time will be an opportunity for our company's future development Said Luo Guoliang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asia Industrial Group (Holdings) Limited. As Luo Guoliang felt, with the deepening of the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangdong Hong Kong cooperation continues to move towards a comprehensive, wide-ranging, and deep level, promoting the deep integration of "Hong Kong services+Bay Area manufacturing". As the world's first cross-border sea air intermodal transportation project directly to the airport's airside, the Airport Center effectively combines the location advantages, industrial advantages, and logistics hub advantages of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, continuously driving the two-way promotion and empowerment of the manufacturing industry in the Bay Area and the aviation industry in Hong Kong. It has become a new benchmark for deepening Guangdong Hong Kong cooperation and promoting high-quality development in the Greater Bay Area. The construction of the airport center is a product of deepening reforms between Guangdong and Hong Kong, promoting the integration of rules and mechanisms; During the operation, Huangpu Customs has continuously released the dividends of intelligent supervision reform. By optimizing the supervision process and improving the automatic unsealing and release functions of the information system, it has helped the airport center achieve 24-hour operation, reducing the logistics time of goods from the airport center to Dongguan Port by 20%. Especially the logistics distribution advantages of the airport center are becoming increasingly apparent, and it is favored by many well-known cross-border e-commerce platforms. Dongguan New Yingke E-commerce Co., Ltd. undertakes Cainiao's cross-border e-commerce export business. According to Huang Junnuan, the customs manager of the company, "With the support and cooperation of the government and customs, we have successfully opened simplified declaration and integrated it with the enterprise customs clearance system. The entire process of vehicle entry, exit, and airport center is automated, further improving customs clearance efficiency. It is precisely in this way that Cainiao and other large companies have been attracted to carry out business." According to Huangpu Customs, since the first cross-border e-commerce route was opened in April 2024, the airport center has opened more than ten cross-border e-commerce routes to Southeast Asia, Europe and other regions. Currently, four leading cross-border e-commerce enterprises have conducted business through the airport center. (New Society)