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Background Note for the Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster
KLM and Hong Kong
The Governor's views on the admission of major
trunk carriers to Hong Kong are well known. He has
expressed the desire that as many as possible of the
major airlines who apply for traffic rights should be
admitted to Hong Kong. This is in pursuance of the
aim that Hong Kong should become a major centre of
tourism and communications in the Far East.
2. He will have been told of the details of the
present Dutch initiative by his political adviser
who has recently been in London and discussed the
It is possible that issue with Hong Kong Department.
the Governor will press for the admission of KLM to
Hong Kong. He has recently reminded us that he would also
welcome the admission of SAS.
3. The last Administration refused these rights to
the Dutch in March 1969. In his letter to the
Netherlands Prime Minister the then Prime Minister
said however that we would always be happy for a
solution to be found in the civil aviation context.
The Dutch then initiated a statistical review of the
balance of earnings under the bilateral air services agreement, in an attempt to prove that the excess earnings of U.K. carriers justified the grant to KLM
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