22 March 2012 – TNT Express has opened a new regional hub in Hong Kong to improve its operations in the Pearl River Delta region (South China). The 7,380 square meter (80,000-square-foot) facility is designed to handle up to 600 tons of cargo per day. The hub is equipped with a dedicated customs clearance facility and advanced sorting systems, providing customers with better time-to-market capabilities. Eva Cheng, Secretary for Transport and Housing of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said: “The regional hub is a state-of-the-art logistics facility that will cater for the increasing cargo flow in the region as well as generating greater connectivity between Asia Pacific and Europe using Hong Kong as a base.”