4. Much against the wishes of the Hong Kong
Government both SAS and KLM were, until recently,
refused traffic rights at Hong Kong because they
for U.K airlines.).
were unable to offer corresponding benefits
L
In
July, however, the FCO were able to prevail over the
DTI view and secure the granting of Air Traffic without a civil aviation quid pro quo from the Durch which was taken in order to
Rights to KLM (as a political decision furthering
The Scandinavian and Ditch Gorts
encourage Dutch support for UK unrenrts on specipe issues in the EEC negotiations but which was also
HMG's relations with the Dutch as well as being of
economic benefit to Hong Kong) [without any specifically kivil aviation
corresponding benefit from the Dutch)
the resolution of this long-standing problem
It is to be
tercession to the Hong Kong precipeint, albeit hoped that for the time being this break-through
ok at inbet
serving the the
[will dim the spot-light focused on
lasve
the equally
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difficult problem of traffic rights for SAS at Hong
Kong
No doubt the KLM success will be a useful
precedent when the question of rights for SAS in
We understand that the
vrient vintage
Hong Kong is raised again.
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