TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 197

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RECEIV:

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1 3 MAR 1978

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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG (GOV AND BCARFE) TELNO 210 OF 10 MARCH

INFO NAIROBI, VICTORIA.

B

YOUR TELNO 285: UK/SEYCHELLES AIR SERVICES.

THE DRAFT ROUTE SCHEDULE TO THE INITIALLED UK/SEYCHELLES ASA

INCLUDES TWO ROUTES FOR EACH SIDE. FOR UK THESE ARE VERY LARGELY

RE-STATEMENTS OF THE TWO ROUTES NOW USED - IE FROM LONDON VIA

AFRICA TO SEYCHELLES AND BEYOND (IN PRACTICE ONLY TO MAURITIUS AT PRESENT): AND FROM HONG KONG TO SEYCHELLES AND BEYOND (IN

PRACTICE THIS GOES ON ONLY TO JOHANNESBURG). THE DRAFT CMU (WHICH SHOULD BE SIGNED SHORTLY) SPECIFIES RATHER MORE EXACTLY THE POINTS

TO BE SERVED.

2. FOR SEYCHELLES THE DRAFT ROUTE SCHEDULE INCLUDES A SPECIFIC

ROUTE TO LONDON, AND (AS ROUTE 11), QUOTE A ROUTE FROM SEYCHELLES

TO HONG KONG TO BE AGREED UNQUOTE. THE DRAFT CMU RECORDS UK

ACCEPTANCE THAT SUCH A ROUTE WOULD IN DUE COURSE' BE AVAILABLE

AND WOULD THEN READ QUOTE SEYCHELLES COLOMBO BANGKOK HONG

KONG UNQUOTE. THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON CAPACITY, FREQUENCY AND

5TH FREEDOM RIGHTS FOR BOTH SIDES ON ALL ROUTES.

3. THE DRAFT UK/SEYCHELLES ASA ALLOWS FOR MULTIPLE DESIGNATION

OF AIRLINES BY EACH SIDE. THUS THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF OPERATIONS BY A HONG KONG BASED BRITISH AIRLINE AS FAR AS

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SEYCHELLES IS CONCERNED, BUT THERE WOULD CLEARLY BE DIFFICULTIES

WITH OTHER COUNTRIES ON ANY ROUTE LIKELY TO PROVE ECONOMICALLY

ATTRACTIVE TO CPA.

4. THE RELEVANT PAPERS WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU SHORTLY.

OWEN FILES

MAED

EAD HKIGA

MR BURROWS

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