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THE EXCURSION FARE TO A POINT ROUGHLY MIDWAY BETWEEN ITS PRESENT LEVEL OF HK DOLLARS 4,785 AUD THE EARLY BIRD FARE (HK DOLLARS 2,618) SAY TO SOMEWHAT BELOW HK DOLLARS 4,000 - AND FOR AN EXTENSIO CF ITS VALIDITY TO 19 - 90 DAYS. THIS WOULD STILL COMPARE UNFAVOURABLY WITH THE RELATIVES FARE OF DOLLARS 3,200 WITH A VALIDITY OF 120 DAYS WHICH IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO U.K. RESIDENTS, BUT IT WOULD GO SOME WAY TO MEETING THE LEGITIMATE NEEDS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE. TO SIMPLIFY THE STRUCTURE, STUDENT FARES MIGHT ALSO BE DELETED COMPETELY AND THE RELATIVES FARE USED INSTEAD WITH A VALIDITY OF 120 DAYS AND A YEAR ROUND AVAILABILITY.
5. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF REPRESENTATIONS COULD BE MADE ON OUR BEHALF TO BOAC TO THIS EFFECT AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR PROPOSALS.
6. AS A SEPARATE ISSUE, WE SHALL SHORTLY BE RENEGOTIATING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT/BOAC CONTRACT AND WILL BE PRESSING FOR MORE FAVOURABLE TERMS THAN AT PRESENT.
FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
A & TD
HKD
MR WILFORD
COPIES TO:
MR J HEWITT CA 1 DT!
SHELL MEX HOUSE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
54 PALL MALL SW1
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