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Act
CONFIDENTIAL
No
MAED
HKRS
TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO" ALLOT 2 OF 6 JANUARY INFO WELLINGTON CANBERRA
YOUR TEL 13 OF 5 JAN. UK/NZ AIR SERVICES.
1. WE DO NOT THINK THERE WAS ANY INTENTION ON THE NZ SIDE TO SUGGEST THAT THE AIRLINES ALONE SHOULD REACH AN AGREEMENT. QUOTE LESS FORMAL UNQUOTE MEANS LESS FORMAL THAN A FULL AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BUT STILL A GOVT. TO GOVT. AGREEMENT. THAT IS CERTAINLY OUR UNDERSTANDING.
2. THE AUSTRALIAN DISCUSSIONS ON 27 FEB, AS ROGERS INDICATED WHEN HE WAS IN HONG KONG, HAVE BEEN SET UP FOR THE PURPOSE ON CONSIDERING ABC S BETWEEN UK AND AUSTRALIA AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. IT HAD NOT BEEN OUR INTENTION TO INVITE HONG KONG REPRESENTATION. HOWEVER IN THE LIGHT TO RECENT SINGAPORE DEVELOPMENTS AND CHANGES ON THE HKG E. AUSTRALIA SECTOR IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE MAY WISH TO DISCUSS THE LATTER AND ALSO SERVICES BY CPA BETWEEN SIN AND PER. (SEE SEPARATE TELS). IN THAT EVENT WE WOULD OF COURSE WELCOME HONG KONG REP. WE WILL
KEEP YOU INFORMED.
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