TNAG-0513-FCO40-578-Development-of-Kai-Tak-airport-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 33

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CONFIDENTIAL

(B) CIVIL AVIATION

Hon. Sir Albert RODRIGUES: Hon. C. BROWNE

Secretary of State

Hon. H.J.C. BROWNE

Secretary of Stato

Hon. Sir Douglas CLAGUE Hon. Sir Y.K. KAN

Secretary of State

Hon. J.A.H. SAUNDERS llon. II.J.C. BROWNE

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Britain Controls air traffic

rights at Kai Tak but Hong Kong has to pay the costs of devolopment. A gosture by way of aid in called for.

Will look once again at this question. It will not be easy to provide eid for airport development as the conditions aro rather rigid and aid is confined to non-profit making enterprises.

Contribution could be given towards

navigational aids.

This specific suggestion ŵr helping with navigational aids will be considered.

S.A.S. should be allowed to oporate to Hong Kong which is trying to interest Sweden in joint ventures in Hong Kong.

The Swedish Minister of Trade recently

raised this question onco again when

Sir Y.K. KAN was in Sweden. There scened

to be a determination to keep the Doan- dinavians out of Hong Kong so far as air traffic rights were concernod. This was bad for trade between Scandinavia and

Hong Kong.

Will have another look at this but

it will be difficult.

There should be bottor direct B.O.A.C.

(minimum stop) services between Hong Kong

and London.

CONFIDENTIAL