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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1987
AVIATION AGREEMENT TO BE REVIEWED
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THE BRITISH MINISTER FOR AVIATION, MR MICHAEL SPICER, HAS EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT A GOOD AGREEMENT WOULD EMERGE FROM NEXT MONTH'S AVIATION DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS INVOLVING ALSO HONG KONG.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS ON HIS RETURN TODAY (SATURDAY) FROM
A WEEK-LONG VISIT IN CHINA, MR SPICER SAID THE TALKS, TO BE HELD FROM JUNE 3 TO 5, WOULD BE AT OFFICIAL LEVEL BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS. HE SAID HE WAS OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL FORM A GOOD AGREEMENT+.
HE SAID HE HAD HAD VERY GOOD TALKS WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES IN PEKING.
BOTH THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS AGREED THAT THEY MUST REVIEW THE EXISTING AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEM, *WITH A VIEW TO MODERNISING THAT AGREEMENT, MR SPICER ADDED.
+1 MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT THE PRESENT CAPACITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR AIRLINES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND PEKING SHOULD BE IMPROVED AND INCREASED SO THAT WE HAVE MORE FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND PEKING AND BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE MAJOR REGIONAL AIRPORTS+, HE SAID.
IT WAS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S VIEW THAT THE PRESENT PROPORTION OF FIVE PASSENGERS ON CAAC TO ONE PASSENGER ON HONG KONG BASED AIRLINES SHOULD BE PUT RIGHT TO ABOUT TWO TO ONE, PARTICULARLY ON THE PEKING-HONG KONG ROUTE, MR SPICER ADDED.
+AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEREFORE MORE FLIGHTS FOR CATHAY PACIFIC BETWEEN HONG KONG AND PEKING AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SCHEDULED SERVICES FOR DRAGONAIR FROM HONG KONG TO THE REGIONAL AIRPORTS,+ HE SAID.
MR SPICER ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA HAD PUT TO HIM VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS MUCH FOR BOTH PARTIES TO DISCUSS.
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