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Airport Authority chairman Fred Lam said Central Asia could become a strategic logistics hub for Hong Kong, citing flight disruptions in the Middle East and Russia. Cargo volume between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan surged nearly fivefold year on year. Lam predicted passenger traffic could reach 70 million this year, nearly pre-Covid levels.
The Cold Chain Federation accused UK ministers of complacency over food supply risks, urging the government to make disruption an immediate national priority. The group warned that conflicts, border delays, fuel shortages, cyber attacks, and extreme weather could empty supermarket shelves, as Britain imports over a third of its food through just four ports.