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LIMITED NUMBER OF UK/FAR EAST ROUTES CONNECTING WITH AUSTRALASIA. IT HAD TO BE TE PORARILY INTRODUCED TO AVOID HEAVY LOSS OF TRAFFIC BY BRITISH CAPRIERS TO EUROPEAL CINRTER OPERATORS OF UK/AUSTRALASIA TRAFFIC. NEGOTIATIONS ARE PRUCEED TIPS URGENTLY TO DEVELOP AN ADVANCE BOOKING CHARTER SYSTEN WHICH WOULD APPLY TO ALL ROUTES INSTEAD OF THESE QUOTE EXE-PT CHARTEPS UNQUOTE AND THE AFFINITY GROUP CHARTER SYSTEM. IN ANY CASE THE ADVANCE BOOKING EXCURSION ROUND TRIP FARE 0 £183 COMPARES REASONABLY FAVOURABLY WITH THE, 2173 ROUND TRIP CHARTER PRICE FOR SINGAPORE/LONDON. FOURTHLY, THE UK/HONG KONG FARES PACKAGE, IS VERY NICH HORE FAVOURABLE THAN THE FARES PACKAGE ON ANY OTHER ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE. TABLES TO DEMONSTRATE THAT BOAC ARE NOT ABUSING THEIR PRIVILEGED POSITION ARE BEING PREPARED AND WILL BE SENT OUT BY BAG IN A FEW DAYS.
6. YOUR PARAGRAPH 4. DESPITE EVER INCREASING COSTS, THE PROPOSALS INCLUDE REDUCTIONS IN ADVANCED PURCHASE FARES WITH SEVERAL RELAX- ATIONS IN CONDITIONS. MOREOVER, THERE ARE NO INCREASES IN THE SPECIAL CABOTAGE FARES, BUT THERE ARE RELAXATIONS IN CONDITIONS. THERE ARE ALSO NEW LOW GROUP INCLUSIVE TOUR FARES FROM HON GKONG TO UK AND REDUCTIONS IN THE SIGRANT AND RETURNING MIGRANTS FAPES: THESE WILL CLEARLY BENEFIT HONG KONG PEOPLE.
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7. THE VALIDITY OF PROMOTIONAL FARES IS AN EXTREMELY PPORTANT SAFEGUARD AGAINST REVENUE DILUTION. INCREASE OF VALIDITY TO NINETY DAYS FOR PUBLIC EXCURSION FARES ALD ADVANCED PURCHASE EXCURSION FARES WOULD COST NEARLY SARO, 103 IN REVENUE DILUTION AND WOULD PROVOTE LITTLE OR NO NEW TRAFFIC. SIMILARLY, YOUR PROPOSALS FOR LONGER VALIDITY ON A LOWER PUBLIC EXCURSION FARE WOULD CAUSE SEVERE REVENUE DILUTION, WHICH WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE TO BOAC. HOWEVER, THE DTI HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PERSUADE BOAC TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF THE PUBLIC EXCURSION FARE AT THE PRESENT LEVELS FROM 19/45 DAYS TO 12/60 DAYS FOR HONG KONG ORIGINATING TRAFFIC. FURTHER ORE, A NEW PUBLIC EXCURSION FARE AT 350 FROM HONG KONG TO LONDON WITH A VALIDITY OF 33/94 DAYS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE ON 1 FEBRUARY 1972(SIC).
WITH REGARD TO STUDENTS THEY CAN NOW USE THE RELATIVES OF RESIDENTS FARE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EXCEPT FOR ONE MONTH BLACKOUT IN THE SUMKER IN EACH DIRECTION.
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IN THE LIGHT OF ALL THE FOREGOING WE HOPE YOU WILL NOW FEEL ABLE TO ACCEPT THAT THE PROPOSED FARES PACKAGE, WITH THE INCREASED
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