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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 744 OF 16 JUNE 1978 INFO LISBON, PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
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THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST OF 15 JUNE CARRIES A REPORT SAYING
THAT A HELICOPTER SERVICE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MACAU MAY BE
STARTED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. IT QUOTES MR STANLEY HO OF FAR EAST HYDROFOIL (ONE OF THE PRESENT FERRY OPERATORS) AS SAYING
THAT THE CHINESE HAVE ALREADY AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO ALLOWING THE
HELICOPTERS TO FLY OVER CHINESE AIR SPACE. HE ALSO SAID THAT A
DELEGATION IS DUE TO GO TO CANTON SOON TO DISCUSS DETAILS WITH
THE CHINESE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES. OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE
SCHEME ARE SAID TO BE HENRY FOK (A PROMINENT LOCAL BUSINESSMAN WITH STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH CHINA) AND MR HO YIN (A MACAU BUSINESSMAN WHO OFTEN ACTS AS A FRONT MAN FOR CHINA IN MACAU). THE REPORT SAYS THAT, WHEN DETAILS HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH THE
CHINESE, THE GROUP CONCERNED WILL APPROACH THE HONG KONG AND
MACAU GOVERNMENTS.
2. THERE HAS BEEN GENERAL INTEREST IN SETTING UP A HONG KONG-MACAU
HELICOPTER SERVICE FOR SOME YEARS, BUT THE LAST APPROACH TO THE CHINESE OF WHICH WE KNOW (IN 1973 BY THE NOW DEFUNCT HONG KONG AIR INTERNATIONAL) WAS TURNED DOWN. THIS GROUP LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY
ARE NEAR TO SUCCESS SO FAR AS THE CHINESE ARE CONCERNED, THERE
HAS NOT YET BEEN ANY APPROACH TO THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES
HERE. ALTHOUGH THE UK-PORTUGAL AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT INCLUDES
PROVISION FOR A ROUTE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MACAU, THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE BEFORE WE COULD GIVE AGREEMENT TO SUCH
A SERVICE,
3. WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS,
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