On July 6, the Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok opened for business, five days after the territory celebrated its first year as a special administrative region of China.

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Asia's busiest international airport, Hong Kong, competes largely with Chinese airports--notably Guangzhou's and Shanghai's.

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Other destinations to highly in the best airport category this year include Hong Kong International and Beijing Capital International, carrying on a tradition of strong Asian performance at the awards.

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