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DRAFT. 8.0. LETTER.
MAJOR H. JONES, M.B.E.
(44)
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION.
FURTHER ACTION.
Copy to
G.V. Kitson, F.0. N.J.A. Chalk 5.0.
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Dear Jones,
Please refer to your letter
No.R.12475/46 of the 3rd June about the
provision of an aerodrome suitable for
modern civil transport aircraft in the
New Territor Hong Kong.
You are correct in your assumption
that there is no treaty objection to the
construction of an airfield in the
leased area. On the other hand, as you
will remember, when work was commenced
on the enlargement of the Kaitak airfield,
the Chinese Government (through their
representative in Hong Kong) took the
line that in view of the short period
(52 years) remaining of the lease of the
New Territories, they should have been
consulted on such a project. We do not
admit that they had any such right, but
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it was unnecessary to pursue the matter
since the project was, in fact, abandoned,
the Chinese Government believing no doubt (although erroneously) that this decision
arose out of their representations. If
we were now to embark on the construction
of another large airfield in the New
Territories without prior consultation with the Chinese Government, it is
probable
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