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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1991
Ꮀ WE
ESTABLISHING
BASIS
ATTACH CONSIDERABLE
IMPORTANCE TO THE PROGRAMME OF
HONG KONG'S OWN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS ON A SEPARATE FROM THOSE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND WE WELCOME THE SUPPORT WHICH THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND HAS SHOWN FOR BOTH HONG KONG AND FOR THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION,' SHE SAID.
MR STOREY SAID NEW ZEALAND WAS PLEASED TO BE AMONG THE FIRST COUNTRIES WITH WHICH HONG KONG HAS SIGNED A SEPARATE AIR SERVICES
AND AGREEMENT
LOOKED FORWARD TO DEALING DIRECTLY WITH HONG KONG ON AVIATION MATTERS THROUGH TO 1997 AND BRYOND.
"THE SIGNING OF THIS AGREEMENT TODAY REPRESENTS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN OUR AVIATION RELATIONS AS WELL AS IN OUR BROADER ECONOMIC AND TRADING LINKS, HE SAID.
MR STOREY POINTED OUT THAT THE OPERATION OF NON-STOP FLIGHTS BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND HONG KONG IS STRONGLY PREFERRED BY TRAVELLERS.
"FIGURES SHOW THAT FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1990, TRAFFIC ON THE NON-STOP SERVICES GREW BY 22 PER CENT WHILE TRAFFIC ON OTHER SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND NEW ZEALAND FELL BY 21 PER CENT.
"IT IS NEW ZEALAND'S HOPE THAT THE DIRECT AVIATION LINKS BETWEEN US WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN BOTH PASSENGER AND DEDICATED FREIGHT SERVICES.
"NEW ZEALAND APPRECIATES THE SUPPORT OF HONG KONG FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF AIR SERVICES BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND HONG KONG, AS REPRESENTED IN THE CONCLUSION OF THE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT, HE SAID.
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MR STOREY NOTED THAT THE SIGNING OF TODAY'S AGREEMENT STRENGTHENS THE BASIS FOR GROWTH AND SEALS NEW ZEALAND'S COMMITMENTS TO HONG KONG AND NORTH ASIA.
THE HONG KONG/NEW ZEALAND AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT, WHICH PROVIDES FOR SCHEDULED SERVICES BY THE DESIGNATED AIRLINES OF THE TWO SIDES, ENTERS INTO FORCE UPON SIGNATURE.
NEW CONDITION ON RAFFLE TICKET SALES
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A STANDARD CONDITION WILL BE INCLUDED IN ALL LICENCES
ISSUED
BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING (CTEL) TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF RAFFLE TICKETS IN PUBLIC STREETS WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC PERMISSION OF THE COMMISSIONER.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THIS FOLLOWED A RECENT DECISION BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
/THE SALE