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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1980

RE-EXPORTS BY ORIGIN AND DESTINATION

WHEN ANALYSED BY ORIGIN AND THEN BY DESTINATION, INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN TO THE U.S. (BY $289 MILLION OR 93 PER CENT), INDONESIA (BY $183 MILLION CR 61 PER CENT), THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (BY $84 MILLION OR 132 PER CENT) AND NIGERIA (BY $181 MILLION OR 124 PER CENT). INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS OF JAPAN ORIGIN WERE MAINLY TO INDONESIA (BY $258 MILLION OR 79 PER CENT), CHINA (BY $191 MILLION OR 134 PER CENT) AND SINGAPORE (BY 111 MILLION OR 55 PER CENT). SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES WERE ALSO NOTED IN RE-EXPORTS OF U.S. ORIGIN TO TAIWAN (BY $169 MILLION OR 123 PER CENT) AND CHINA (BY $106 MILLION CR 225 PER CENT).

HK REPRESENTATIVE LEFT FOR AIR TALKS IN OTTAWA

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THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR NORMAN LATHAM, LEFT HONG KONG TODAY TO REPRESENT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AT AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS TO BE HELD IN OTTAWA BETWEEN UK AND CANADIAN AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ROUND IN A SERIES OF TALKS WHICH BEGAN IN APRIL 1978.

A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THESE DISCUSSIONS HAS BEEN TO SECURE TRAFFIC RIGHTS TO ENABLE A UK DESIGNATED AIRLINE TO OPERATE A COMPETITIVE SERVICE TO CANADIAN PACIFIC AIRLINES ON THE TRANS-PACIFIC ROUTE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND VANCOUVER. CANADIAN PACIFIC HAVE ENJOYED SOLE RIGHTS ON THE ROUTE SINCE 1949 AND CURRENTLY OPERATE THREE TIMES WEEKLY B747 SERVICE VIA TOKYO,

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS AND LAKER AIRWAYS HAVE BOTH MADE APPLICATIONS TO THE HONG KONG AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY (ATLA) FOR A LICENCE TO OPERATE TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES CALLING AT VANCOUVER AS WELL AS U.S. POINTS. THE ATLA HAS YET TO SET A DATE TO CONSIDER THESE APPLICATIONS.

LAKER AIRWAYS, BUT NOT CPA, WOULD ALSO NEED A LICENCE FROM THE UK CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY TO FLY FROM HONG KONG TO VANCOUVER,

ON A ROUTE BECOMING AVAILABLE FROM THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE ATLA TO EXERCISE THEIR DISCRETION TO GRANT OR TO REFUSE A LICENCE TO THE APPLICANTS AND FOR THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO DESIGNATE THE AIRLINE OR AIRLINES TO WHOM A LICENCE

1S SO GRANTED.

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