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FM FCO 031515Z NOV 80
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 985 OF 3 NOVEMBER
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of ill
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PERSONAL FOR CHIEF SECRETARY AND SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES
FROM GOVERNOR
AIR SERVICES TO CHINA
1. AM TOLD DOT PROPOSE TO REFUSE TO DISCUSS WIDER CHINESE PROPO-
SALS UNTIL EXISTING AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTED (I.E. HKA FLYING TO
SHANGHAI). I DISAGREE BECAUSE:
(A) HKA IS SOMETHING OF A FIDDLE AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED AND HAS
GIVEN CHINESE A PRETEXT WHICH THEY BELIEVE LEGITIMATE FOR
BLOCKING SHANGHAI FLIGHTS. BUT
(B) THIS PRETEXT HAVING BEEN GIVEN, IT WILL BE USED TO PURSUE REAL
CHINESE OBJECTIVE WHICH IS CHINESE SERVICES THROUGH KAI TAK.
THEREFORE WE SHOULD DISCOVER WHAT CHINESE PROPOSALS ARE OVER
LATTER IN PARALLEL WITH PRESSING THEM OVER MINIMUM REQUIRE-
MENTS OVER FORMER.
(C) IN ANY CASE, WE SHOULD MAINTAIN DIALOGUE.
(D) PROLONGED ABSENCE OF SCHEDULED FLIGHTS TO SHANGHAI NOT IN HONG
KONG'S WIDER INTEREST.
2.
I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF DOT ARE SUCCESSFUL IN FORCING
AGREEMENT TO SHANGHAI FLIGHTS AS CONDITION FOR DISCUSSION OF WIDER
ISSUES, THEY MAY SUBSEQUENTLY REFUSE TO GIVE ON LATTER AND APPEAR TO BE IN BREACH OF FAITH.
3.
GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE DESKBY 040900Z PERSONAL TO CLIFT.
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