CONFIDENTIAL
(b) HONG KONG: BASIC LAW
POINTS TO MAKE
1.
2.
How do you see progress on drafting Basic Law?
Do you expect some parts to be published in draft
before others? Which?
3.
How did the recent meeting of the BLDC special group on the CPG/SAR relationship go?
4.
How do you view role of Hong Kong members of BLDC?
Are Hong Kong concerns being registered and taken into
Relations between Hong Kong and
account?
members?
mainland
(c)
HONG KONG: CIVIL AVIATION: DRAGONAIR AIRLINES (DAL )
POINTS TO MAKE (Defensive)
1.
Scheduled services to the PRC and the UK
Should be pursued in first instance with
instance with Hong Kong
Government (HKG). Understand that DAL have applied to the
Hong Kong authorities for a licence to serve London, and a
decision is awaited. For PRC, it will be for HMG to
negotiate traffic rights on basis of recommendations
Hong Kong.
The Department of Transport are lead
from
department.
2.
Non-scheduled (charter) services to London
Should be pursued in Hong Kong. The Director of Civil Aviation (DCA) Hong Kong has full responsibility for approving charter services.
HMG is not involved.
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