(L-R) Chairman of Air China Limited Li Jiaxiang, Chairman of Swire Pacific Limited Christopher Pratt, Managing Director of CITIC Pacific Limited Henry Fan, Chairman of China National Aviation Company Limited Kong Dong, and Chief Executive of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Philip Chen attend a news conference in Hong Kong June 9, 2006. Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said on Friday it would pay HK$8.22 billion ($1.05 billion) in cash and shares to take over rival Dragonair in a long-expected deal that expands its access to the fast-growing mainland Chinese market. [Reuters]
