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Defensive
CONFIDENTIAL
Brief No
Secretary of State's Visit to Hong Kong
February, 1972
make
Kai Tak Airport
Points to be made-
(As stated in paragraph
of
The calls for financial assistance from HMG
Fo Tel No 386 of are such that they can only be met on a system of 21 May 1971 in the
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ince
this might be construed as being a glimmer of hope in the Kai Tak context
context of the priorities based on need. Because of this it is Defence Contribution
Copy attached) 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
tefia excluded) G Meanwhile, HMG are always ready to assist Hong
Kong in other ways whenever the opportunity to
do so arises.
2.
Howoros, (*£
raffic rights for foreign airlines in Hong
Kong are a completely separate issue. We believe
ann al
Hongkong's)
that our overall long term interest/is best
namely
served by our present policy, which is normally
to grant such rights only in exchange for rights
other
in foreign countries for Cathay Pacific Airways
and other British airlines
airlines (including of
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