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HKCK 184/1
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00 GOVERNOR HONG KONG
INDEX
RR BCARFE HONG KONG
375
GRS 150
CYPHER CAT A
FM DO T/C A 271630Z
CONFIDENTIAL
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with the Feo.
TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO ALLOT 101 OF 27/6
INFO ECARFE HONG KONG SINGAPORE
UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES
YOUR TEL 777 OF 23 JUNE.
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1. WE UNDERSTAND FROM SIA LONDON OFFICE THAT SIA WANT TO OPERATE VIA BKK ONLY FOR ABOUT 10 WEEKS, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE FRUIT FREIGHTING PERIOD. THEY CLAIM THERE IS A LACK
OF CAPACITY BETWEEN BKK AND HKG THEN.
2. WE DID NOT EXPLICITLY SAY IN APPROVING CONTINUATION
OF SIA'S HKG-SIN TURN-AROUND SERVICE THAT IT COULD NOT
CALL AT INTERMEDIATE POINTS. THE ASSUMPTION THEN WAS THAT
SIA ONLY WANTED A DIRECT SERVICE AND WE DID NOT ADDRESS
OURSELVES TO THE QUESTION OF INTERMEDIATE POINTS.
3. IN OUR RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH LIM AND PILLAY WE GOT
MORE OUT OF SIA THAN WE COULD REASONABLY HAVE EXPECTED
WHILST PRESERVING AMICABLE RELATIONS. WE WOULD HAVE
PREFERRED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET THEM ON THIS VERY MODEST REQUEST.
4. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU WOULD RECONSIDER.
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