CO129-513-9 Proposals for civil and commercial aviation in Hong Kong- requests for air-routes between Hong Kong... 13-11-1928 - 30-9-1929 — Page 95

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Dear Ellis,

FOREIGN OFFICE. S..1.

30th January, 1929.

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With reference to Colonial Office letter

Secret 62751/29 of January 18th, I think we ought to

have had an earlier opportunity of seeing Hong Kong

despatch No. 408 of August 27th, nor do I see any

indication that copies of this despatch were sent

either to Peking or to Canton. The proposed Hong

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Kong Aviation Company, as foreshadowed in the despatch,

will have a considerable effect on our relations with

Canton and the coastal ports and involves questions of

political importance.

The question as to whether aviators of

nationalities other than Chinese and British should

be allowed to use the Kai Tak aerodrome is also one on

which we are entitled to express our views. This

question, however, according to Air Ministry letter

W. D. Ellis, Esq., C.M.G.

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