TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 104

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4. TO HELP US IN OUR FURTHER REVIEW OF THE MATTER WILL YOU PLEA PROVIDE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING:-

(A) DO YOU AGREE THAT THE CONCESSION IF GRANTED WILL IN PRACTICE MEAN THAT ALL KAL'S JEDDA ORIGINATING TRAFFIC ON THE TWO SERVICES CONCERNED WILL BE ABLE TO STOP-OVER IN HKG?

(B) IS IT THE INTENTION THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEMSELVES WILL STOP-OVER OR THAT THEY WILL UNLOAD THEIR PASSENGERS WHO WILL THEN PICK UP A FOLLOWING SERVICE?

(C) WILL YOU CARRY OUT A CHECK ON ALL FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OR WILL IT

BE ONLY A PERCENTAGE RANDOM CHECK? WHAT WILL THE CHECK CONSIST

OF?

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(D) IN THE ANNEX TO THE MINUTES OF THE JOINT BA/CPA/GULF AIR

MEETING OF 1 MARCH, CPA ESTIMATED THAT THEIR BAHRAINI HONG KONG TRAFFIC WOULD GROW 30 PERCENT IN 1978 AND OVER 1977 ON THE BASIS OF THREE FREQUENCIES ONLY. WOULD THIS ESTIMATE HOLD GOOD IF THE CONCESSION TO KAL WERE GRANTED? IF NOT WHAT WOULD IT BECOME? HAVE YOU ANY IDEA WHY KAL ARE TO LOSE THEIR MANILA SAUDI ARABIA RIGHTS?

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