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MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1990

HK AND FRANCE SIGNED NEW AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT

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AN AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT (ASA) BETWEEN THE HONG FRENCH GOVERNMENTS WAS SIGNED TODAY (MONDAY).

KONG AND THE

THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THE AUTHORISATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT, AND THE

SERVICES, AIR TRANSPORT

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL MONSIEUR ROBERT ESPEROU, ON BEHALF OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

UNDER CHIEF OF AVIATION,

IN

IN

KIND, IS DESIGNED THE HONG KONG/FRANCE ASA, THE FIFTH OF ITS WITH THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION OF REMAINING MIND AS REFLECTED IN THE BASIC LAW AND IS CAPABLE FORCE AFTER 1997.

THE OTHER FOUR WERE SIGNED WITH THE NETHERLANDS, CANADA AND BRUNEI.

SWITZERLAND,

THAT IN 1989 CARGO TRAVELLED ON

SPEAKING AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY, MRS CHAN SAID

OF TONNES ALMOST 100,000 PASSENGERS AND 20,000 DIRECT SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND FRANCE,

CURRENTLY "TO MEET THIS GROWING DEMAND, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS

A WEEK TO PARIS, OPERATE FIVE PASSENGER AND TWO ALL-CARGO SERVICES ALONGSIDE AN EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY AIR FRANCE.

THE NEW

BE

THERE WILL SERVICES FURTHER + SHE SAID.

"UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF

AGREEMENT, SCOPE FOR BOTH AIRLINES TO CONTINUE EXPANDING THEIR AS THE MARKET CONTINUES ITS EXPECTED STRONG DEVELOPMENT,

THE

WHICH

ΤΟ

KONG ASAS TURNING

HONG PROGRAMME

ESTABLISHING

CHAN SAID HONG KONG SEPARATE FROM THOSE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, MRS

PROGRAMME AND WAS GRATEFUL ATTACHED CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE TO THE

THE ΤΟ HAD FOR THE SUPPORT

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT

GIVEN

SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION.

OF

"UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION LAW, THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION WILL AFTER 1997, ΤΟ CONCLUDE, UNDER SPECIFIC CHINESE GOVERNMENT, ITS OWN ASAS REPUBLIC OF CHINA, SHE SAID.

"

AND THE BASIC ALSO BE ABLE, FROM THE PEOPLE'S

AUTHORISATION SEPARATE FROM THOSE OF THE

SAID THE AGREEMENT THE JOINT DECLARATION,

AFTER 1997

SHARING MRS CHAN'S VIEW, MONSIEUR ESPEROU WAS UNIQUE IN FORM BECAUSE IT HAD A BASIS IN

KONG GOVERNMENT WHICH WOULD PERMIT THE HONG ITSELF IN ASAS UNDER THE AUTHORISATION OF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.

TO

ENGAGE

AGREEMENT

KONG UNDER

THE

"IT IS IN ANTICIPATION OF THESE PROVISIONS THAT THIS

HONG BEING

GOVERNMENT OF IS NOW

BY THE SIGNED AUTHORISATION OF THE UK GOVERNMENT," HE SAID,

"ON THE