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Sources: Civil Aviation Department, Singapore Police Force, the Export Council of Australia, and JOC.comFigure 28. Approaches on air cargo security taken by Hong Kong and other jurisdictionsConsolidated screening at the airport is impossible due to insufficient roadinfrastructure to cater for theincreased flow of goods and trucks.Freight forwarders have to bear theirown cost for screening.Launch Known Consignor Regime toalleviate the demand for screening.Provide consolidated screeningfacilities at airports.Logistics operators facing increased operation cost and risk.Burden of screening distributed toconsignors and airport.Certify consignors and promoteon-site screening at the airportCertify freight forwarders to operatescreening machines at their own premisesInternational Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced its new policy direction in 2016 to increase the air cargoscreening percentage from unknown consignors to 100%.Lack of infrastructure forced Hong Kong to adopt a different approach to air cargo security40