ALI Chair addresses Airfinance Conference in Hong Kong
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He emphasised this was not about Ireland versus Hong Kong but Ireland and Hong Kong. “This is a growing industry, it is a big pie with lots of opportunity which needs multiple centres to service our customers but in every industry, there is always a main hub, and that hub is Ireland. However our overriding message is that we must work together with the Irish government to remain the most attractive location for lessors.”
William Ho outlined the benefits of Hong Kong as a leading financial centre of the Asia Pacific region where a lot of aviation investors are based. He acknowledged that much had to be learnt from Ireland’s experience and given the size of the opportunity, both sides could co-exist to service the growing needs of airlines across the world.
Ireland has much to offer including its history, expertise and ecosystem, our double taxation treaty network and our education system. However, ALI will focus on four priority areas with government over the coming years.
These areas include coming together as a more coordinated voice to focus on specialised education for aviation finance and MRO, continued enhancements in our tax treaty network, our social infrastructure and our flight connectivity as an island nation.
