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3. UNDERLYING THE AIRLINE POSITIONS, THE COMPARATIVE STANDINGS

OF HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE DURING 1977 WERE:

POPULATION:

HONG KONG 4,514,000. SINGAPORE - 2,321,800.

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AIR PASSENGERS (ARRIVALS, DEPARTURES AND TRANSITS): H.K 5,441,291.

SINGAPORE - 5,078,648.

AIR CARGO HANDLED (TONNES): HONG KONG 190,558.

SINGAPORE 87,695.

INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS. HONG KONG 50,050.

SINGAPORE 59,356.

VISITORS BY AIR: HONG KONG

1,675,806.

SINGAPORE

1,618,924.

4. IT CAN BE SEEN THAT ALTHOUGH HONG KONG IS A MORE IMPORTANT AIR-CENTRE WITH A POPULATION ALMOST TWICE THAT OF SINGAPORE, SIA VASTLY OUT-PERFORMED CPA IN TERMS OF EARNINGS, TRAFFIC AND REVENUE KILOMETRES. BEHIND THIS SITUATION IS THE FACT THAT B.A ALSO BENEFITS CONSIDERABLY FROM RIGHTS GRANTED TO FOREIGN CARRIERS AT HONG KONG WHEREAS CPA GETS NO SUCH ADVANTAGE FROM U.K RIGHTS. UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES IT HAS OBVIOUSLY NOT BEEN POSSIBLE FOR CPA TO PROGRESS AS FAST AS SIA, BUT WE WOULD HOPE THAT BETTER RESULTS MIGHT BE MADE POSSIBLE IN FUTURE BY PROVIDING

FOR THE LEGITIMATE EXPANSION OF CPA'S ROUTE NETWORK.

MACLEHOSE

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COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

6 GRAFTON STREET, W.1

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