CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2222
OF 1809OOZ OCTOBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
VISIT OF MR RENTON
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2 1 OCT 1985
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REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
BRIEFING TELEGRAM: UK/PRC AIR SERVICES TALKS
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INDEX
1. NEED TO MEET PRESENT UNSATISFIED PASSENGER AND CARGO DEMAND AND TO PLAN TO MEET EXPECTED DEMAND IN NEAR FUTURE ON ALL MAJOR ROUTES. BOTH SIDES RECOGNISE THIS NEED, IN PARTICULAR ON PEKING AND SHANGHAI.
2. FOLLOWING FIRST ROUND OF NCONCLUSIVE TALKS IN PEKING AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT'S DISCUSSIONS IN PEKING IN SEPTEMBER, HOPE TO REACH SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION AT SECOND ROUND IN NOVEMBER IN LONDON.
BACKGROUND
3. THE UK/PRC AIR SERVICES TALKS HELD IN PEKING IN SEPTEMBER 1985 INCONCLUSIVE. BOTH SIDES RECOGNISED A NEED TO PROVIDE MORE SCHEDULED CAPACITY BETWEEN HONG KONG AND A NUMBER OF CHINESE CITIES, IN PARTICULAR PEKING AND SHANGHAI.
4. HKG'S OBJECTIVES AT THE TALKS WERE:
(A) TO REMOVE THE DISQUALIFICATION ON A HONG KONG AIRLINE
OPERATING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND LONDON FROM SERVING PEKING AND
SHANGHAI SEMICOLON
(B) TO OBTAIN TRAFFIC RIGHTS FOR HONG KONG AIRLINES TO SERVE
ADDITIONAL POINTS IN CHINA SEMICOLON
(C) TO OBTAIN AGREEMENT TO DESIGNATE MORE THAN ONE HONG KONG
AIRLINE SUBJECT TO A RESTRICTION OF ONE CARRIER PER ROUTE
SEMICOLON AND
(D) TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HONG KONG AIRLINES
ON ALL ROUTES OR AT LEAST A LESS UNBALANCED SITUATION THAN
CURRENTLY OBTAINS ON THE PEKING AND SHANGHAI ROUTES.
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