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4. WE ARE UNCERTAIN WHAT IS MEANT BY THE STATEMENT THAT AN
EXPANSION OF NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG KONG
MIGHT BE MORE PROFITABLE THAN A SCHEDULED SERVICE, NON-SCHEDULED
FLIGHTS BY CAAC ARE DEVELOPING SLOWLY AND WE ASSUME THEY FIND
THEM PROFITABLE. THEY ARE, HOWEVER, VERY LIMITED WITH ONLY NINE
FLIGHTS (FIVE CARGO AND TWO PASSENGER FLIGHTS FROM CHINA AND TWO CARGO FLIGHTS TO CHINA) MADE SO FAR THIS YEAR. NO APPLICATIONS
HAVE SO FAR BEEN RECEIVED BY DCA FOR THE PROPOSED CAAC AUTUMN
TRADE FAIR FLIGHTS. HOWEVER A CAAC TEAM LED BY LI SHU-FAN WAS DUE
TO LEAVE PEKING TODAY FOR TALKS WITH JARDINES (PEKING TELNO, IMMA 279) TO US) AND LOCAL LEFT-WING PRESS STORIES HAVE MENTIONED PLANS
FOR TWO RETURN SERVICES PER DAY USING TRIDENTS.
MACLEHOSE
FILES FED
HK & GD
MAED
MR MURRAY
MISS BROWN
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