Shanghai-bound internship students leave Hong Kong on mainland Chinese-built C919 jet’s first commercial flight from city
- Chief Secretary Eric Chan says at take-off ceremony that flight will be an ‘unforgettable experience’ for students
- Chan says he hopes more of the city’s people will get the chance to fly on the C919, which went into service last year
Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, the government’s No 2 official, said at a take-off ceremony at the city’s airport that it would be an unforgettable experience for the students to fly on the C919 airliner and get a first-hand understanding of national development.
He added he hoped more of the city’s young people and residents would have the opportunity to fly on the plane, which went into service last year, and on other types of domestically made aircraft.
“Today, we will witness two ‘firsts’ together – the country’s domestically developed C919 plane will make its first commercial flight in Hong Kong, and it is the first time that the C919 will carry a group of university students from Hong Kong to the mainland for exchange and internship,” he said.
Chan noted that a C919, along with an ARJ21 jet designed for regional routes, visited Hong Kong last December.
