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4. ALL FOUR AREAS FALL PARTLY WITHIN THE HONG KONG FLIGHT
INFORMATION REGION AND IT WOULD BE REASONABLE FOR CHINA, AS A MEMBER OF ICAO, TO HAVE CONSULTED US IN ADVANCE. SHE HAS NOT DONE
SC. NEVERTHELESS, WE WOULD NOT WISH TO MAKE AN ISSUE OF THIS SINCE TO DO SO COULD OPEN UP QUESTIONS OF THE POSSIBLE RE-
DEFINITION OF THE HONG KONG FIR. WE SUGGEST THAT PEKING SIMPLY
EMPHASISE OUR CONCERN TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION AND ADDIT ONAL
COSTS TO AND FROM HONG KONG.
5. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE BANGKOK OFFICE OF ICAO HAVE REFERRED
THE CHINESE NOTAM TO THEIR MONTREAL HEADUARTERS. GRATEFUL TO
KNOW OF ANYTHING WHICH ICAO OR AIRLINES SUCH AS BA MAY ALREADY
HAVE SAID TO THE CHINESE.
6. A CHART SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE DANGER AREAS TO
AMBER 1 WILL GO IN TOMORROW'S BAGS TO PEKING AND F.C.O. (FOR M.A.E.D AND HK AND GD).
MACLEHOSE
FILLS MAGD
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