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5. WE AGREE WITH HONG KONG THAT, IF THE CHINESE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING AIR LINKS THAN BA, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
OF THE RUNNING SHOULD BE LEFT TO THEM. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS RECENTLY CHINESE OFFICIALS HAVE MENTIONED THE INCONVENIENCE
OF THE LACK OF DIRECT FLIGHTS.
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FURTHERMORE, ASSUMING ALL GOES WELL, THE EXPERIENCE OVER THE NEXT MONTH OF FREQUENT CHARTER FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG
AND CANTON SHOULD MAKE THE CHINESE POSITION ON THE ASA VIRT-
UALLY UNTENABLE.
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