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TO ROUTINE F.C.0 TELNO.1035 OF 15 OCTOBER,
INFO PEKING,
Noroi duke
YOUR TELNO.775 : U.K/CHINA AIR SERVICES,
WERE
1. THE MEETING FORESHADOWED IN MY TELNO.1010 TOOK PLACE ON 13
OCTOBER, WHERE IT TRANSPIRED THAT THE CHINESE HAVE IN MIND TO AIR-FREIGHT TO HONG KONG PERISHABLE FOOD STUFFS IN GENERAL
INCLUDING HIGH QUALITY FRUITS, (GRAPES AND WATER MELONS MENTIONED), SEASONAL VEGETABLES AND QUALITY AQUATIC PRODUCTS
SUCH AS HAIRY CRADS AND WHITE EELS. HOWEVER, THEIR IMMEDIATE CONCERN WAS THE CARRIAGE OF HAIRY CRABS, THE SEASON FOR WHICH
WAS MID-SEPTEMBER TO THE END OF THE YEAR,
2. CHINA RESOURCES WERE SOMEWHAT VAGUE ABOUT THE PATTERN OF
OPERATION BUT SAID THAT CAAC ENVISAGED EITHER A DAILY OR ALTERNATE DAY TURNAROUND FLIGHTS. THE QUESTIONS OF AIRCRAFT TYPE, TIMING OF THE FLIGHTS AND OTHER OPERATIONAL MATTERS WOULD NEED TO BE ANSWERED BY CAAC. EACH FLIGHT WOULD CARRY ABOUT
10 TONS OF CRABS BUT SOME FLIGHTS MIGHT CARRY ONLY 8 TONS AND, ON THESE FLIGHTS, CHINA RESOURCES WOULD WISH TO FILL UP WITH 2 TONS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS, TO ENSURE THE PROFITABILITY
OF THE PROJECT.
3. DCA GAVE APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE FOR FLIGHTS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO COVER THE HAIRY-CRAB SEASON, SUBJECT TO CAAC MEETING OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. HE SUGGESTED THAT SOME THOUGHT BE GIVEN TO A MORE DIRECT ROUTE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANTON TO
REDUCE CONFLICT WITH OTHER TRAFFIC AND TO EXPEDITE THE FLIGHTS,
AS REGARDS OPERATIONS BEYOND THE END OF THE YEAR, DCA SUGGESTED
THAT A FURTHER MEETING COULD BE ARRANGED LATER TO REVIEW THE
SITUATION.
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