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FM FCO 101500Z DECEMBER 82
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1057 OF 10 DECEMBER
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INFO PRIORITY HANOI, PEKING, MANILA, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK,
KUALA LUMPUR
YOUR TELNO 1375: HONG KONG FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION
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AT A MEETING ON 9 DECEMBER IN THE MARGINS OF THE UK-
CHINA AIR SERVICES CONSULTATIONS, LU RUILING (CAAC) GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROPOSALS WHICH CHINA INTEND TO PUT FORWARD AT
THE REGIONAL AIR NAVIGATION CONFERENCE IN SINGAPORE IN JANUARY.
LU BEGAN BY ASKING FOR CLOSE CO-OPERATION FROM THE UK DELEGATION
TO THE RAN CONFERENCE. HE CONSIDERED THAT IT WOULD BE QUOTE
IMPROPER UNQUOTE FOR THOSE PARTS OF THE FORMER SAIGON FIR
CURRENTLY ADMINISTERED BY HONG KONG TO BE RETURNED TO VIETNAM
AND SAID THAT THE CHINESE WOULD ON THE CONTRARY PUT FORWARD
PROPOSALS AT THE RAN CONFERENCE FOR A CHANGE AND EXTENSION OF
THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY ADMINISTERED BY HONG KONG. HOWEVER,
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT WOULD BE DIVIDED WITH HONG KONG CONTROLLING FLIGHT LEVEL 250 AND ABOVE AND CHINA ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR TRAFFIC BELOW FLIGHT LEVEL 250.
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THE CO-ORDINATES OF THE REVISED AREA AS IT WILL BE
DEFINED IN THE CHINESE PROPOSALS ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
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1930 N
11130 E
1640 N
11400 E
1222 N
11400 E
1222 N
11000 E
1500 N
11000 E
1713 N
10800 E
1740 N
10940 E
1930 N
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11130 E
FOR THE UK STEVENS (DOT), GROVES (CAA LEADER OF UK
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