(Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday it has paid a dividend of HK$292.5 million ($37.4 million) due on preference shares on Aug. 14 and said it expects strong travel demand to remain this month.
The airline had, in June, said it would pay the deferred dividend of HK$1.5 billion on the preference shares held by the Hong Kong SAR (HKSAR) government on June 30. ($1 = 7.8262 Hong Kong dollars)
(Reporting by Navya Mittal in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D’Souza)
