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FM HONG KONG 281001
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· MAY 1978
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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.538 OF 28 APRIL 78,
INFO WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
WASHINGTON TELNO.11 : LANDING RIGHTS AT HONG KONG.
1. IN A LETTER FROM IMPEY (DOT) TO LATHAM OF 11 APRIL 78, THE DOT POLICY WITH REGARD TO TRAVEL CLUBS IS GIVEN AS QUOTE IN LINE WITH MOST OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WE DO NOT CONSIDER TRAVEL CLUBS AS ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY AS AFFINITY GROUPS FOR CHARTER PURPOSES UNQUOTE.
2. DOES THIS MEAN THAT PERMISSION IS REFUSED, AND IF SO, ON
WHAT GROUNDS BEARING IN MIND THAT SUCH CLUBS ARE SAID TO BE NON-PROFIT MAKING AND THEREFORE EXEMPT FROM THE NEED TO HAVE
- A PERMIT.
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