Expenditure
In the year of 2018-19, the departmental expenditure under the relevant Head of Government Budget amounted to $1,063 million, while the total operating expenditure (including costs of services provided by other government departments) for the same period amounted to $1,526 million according to the relevant accounting practice. Capital expenditure during the year amounted to $62 million mainly for systems and equipment.
Revenue
CAD provides services according to the “user-pay” principle, i.e., the relevant fees and charges should recover the full cost of service provision. Fee-charging services provided by the CAD include: the provision of air traffic services, en-route navigation services and licensing of local airlines, aircrews, maintenance organisations, aeronautical engineers, training organisations and the Hong Kong International Airport, and total revenue in 2018-19 amounted to $1,218 million. Separately, the CAD assisted the Government to collect taxes through airlines under the Air Passenger Departure Tax Ordinance (Chapter 140), the tax revenue collected amounted to $2,881 million in 2018-19.
Analysis of Revenue (2018-19)
| $(million) | |
|---|---|
| Air Traffic Services | 695 |
| En-route Navigation Services | 423 |
| Licences and Other Fees | 100 |
| 1,218 | |