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TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 713
OF 11113OZ SEPTEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
Au 12/9
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002452
MDLOAN 6504
(D)
MIPT: UK/PRC AIR SERVICES
1. TEXT OF A NOTE THAT MIGHT BE PASSED TO CAAC IS AS FOLLOWS:
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IN FINALISING DATES FOR THE EARLY RESUMPTION OF AIR SERVICES TALKS BETWEEN THE UK AND CHINA, THE UK AUTHORITIES WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAIN AGENDA ITEMS TO BE COVERED AT THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE AIR SERVICES TALKS IN PEKING IN MARCH
1990, THE TWO SIDES REACHED AN UNDERSTANDING ON THE QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AT FUTURE TALKS. THESE ARE SET OUT IN THE PENULTIMATE PARAGRAPH OF THE LETTER DATED 2 MARCH 1990 FROM MR DAVID MOSS (UK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT) TO MR KE DEMING, COPY ATTACHED FOR REFERENCE.
IN THE LIGHT OF THIS UNDERSTANDING, THE UK SIDE PROPOSES THAT AT THE NEXT ROUND DISCUSSION CONCENTRATES ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN THE SUBJECT OF USEFUL PRELIMINARY EXCHANGES AT EARLIER ROUNDS OF TALKS:
(I) ACCESS TO FASTER NORTHERN ROUTEINGS BETWEEN EUROPE AND CHINA FOR CHINESE, UK AND HONG KONG CARRIERS.
(II)
NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRUNK ROUTE TO INCLUDE ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL DESTINATION POINTS IN CHINA AND THE UK (INCLUDING SHANGHAI FOR UK CARRIERS), ABILITY FOR UK CARRIERS TO OPERATE TO POINTS BEYOND CHINA AND MORE FLEXIBLE CAPACITY ARRANGEMENTS.
(III) POSSIBLE OPERATIONS BY CHINESE CARRIERS TO POINTS BEYOND
HONG KONG ON THEIR SERVICES FROM THE MAINLAND OF CHINA.
THE UNITED KINGDOM AUTHORITIES LOOK FORWARD TO EARLY DISCUSSIONS ON THESE MATTERS.
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