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Background
3.
THIS IS A COPY
THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN
CLOSED UNDER 17.(..).
FOI EXEMPTION NO.
Arrangements for scheduled air services between Hong Kong and most countries are presently regulated by UK Air
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Services Agreements. Air services to Hong Kong cannot of course be covered in this way after 1997 and, with Chinese
consent, we are separating all those UK ASAs which provide for routes to Hong Kong into two sets of arrangements: one between the UK and third countries and one between Hong Kong and third countries (Hong Kong ASAS) which can continue in
force beyond 1997. To ensure this, we show the initialled
texts to the Chinese before signature. Hong Kong has now signed separated ASAS with the Dutch, Swiss, Canadian and
French Governments.
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