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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
KAI TAK AIRPORT
Points to make
1.
FEBRUARY 1972
The calls for financial assistance from HMG
are such that they can only be met on a system of
priorities based on need. Because of this it is
difficult for HMG to help Hong Kong financially
with its development problems. However, it must
not be thought that HMG would not be prepared to
consider assisting Hong Kong in some appropriate
way if an urgent need for such assistance were
to arise at some future time and a specific case
were put forward. Meanwhile, HMG are always
ready to assist Hong Kong in other ways whenever
the opportunity to do so arises.
2. Traffic rights for foreign airlines in Hong
Kong are a completely separate issue. We believe
that our long term interest (and Hong Kong's) is
best served by our present policy
namely, to
grant such rights only in exchange for rights
in other countries for British airlines (including
of course Cathay Pacific Airways).
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