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Old Aug 10, 2018 | 3:04 am
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Originally Posted by royng
How true! Isn't security part of airport infrastructure? Considering the security screener company is fully owned by government, i don't see why there should be a separate charge.
This is pretty commonplace around the world even if the security is gov't owned (see the US as an example). For HKIA, the security fee was a paltry $13 HKD back in 2002 and will now now increase to $50, or 384% over 14 years which comes out to approx. 8% per year compounded.
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