CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELNO 3051
OF 010645Z OCTOBER 91
CONFIDENTIAL
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MDLIAN 3546
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INFO PRIORITY UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 1718: NEW AIRPORT: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
1. TUR SEEMS TO REFLECT SOME DEGREE OF CONFUSION. RICHARD ALLEN TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE MET LU PING AT THE SMITH NEW COURT SEMINAR, THEY ONLY EXCHANGED BRIEF PLEASANTRIES. ALLEN EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THEY MIGHT MEET AGAIN IN PEKING. HE DID NOT/NOT RAISE THE SUBJECT OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WITH LU.
2.
ALLEN IS WELL AWARE THAT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IS A MATTER FOR
THE HKG. THE PRESENT SITUATION IS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO HANDLE THIS AT A TECHNICAL LEVEL IF POSSIBLE. CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT ARE EXPECTING TALKS TO START WITH THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, CAAC, GUANGZHOU IN EARLY OCTOBER. HOWEVER, MR TAN AND HIS TEAM ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN OBTAINING VISAS FROM THE CONTROL
AUTHORITIES TO COME TO HONG KONG.
3.
TAN IS PARTICULARLY ANXIOUS TO CO-ORDINATE SHENZHEN FLIGHTPATHS WITH EXISTING KAI TAK ARRANGEMENTS. OUR TEAM WILL SEEK TO BROADEN DISCUSSION TO COVER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NEW AIRPORT. TAN KNOWS WE SHALL DO THIS. WE HAVE NO INDICATION THAT
THE CHINESE INTEND TO BE DIFFICULT.
RICHARD ALLEN AGREES WITH THIS APPROACH. HE WILL BE INVITED TO SEND HIS REPRESENTATIVES TO JOIN OUR TEAM.
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WILSON
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