TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 76

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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TEL NO.539 OF 28 APRIL 78,

INFO SEOUL, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.

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YOUR TELNO.309: U.K/KOREA AIR SERVICES.

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1. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA.4 ARE:-

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(A) CPA BELIVE THAT A HIGH PROPORTION OF RETURNING TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE OFFERED A STOP-OVER AT HONG KONG BY THE REPATRIATION ORGANISERS. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO THE KOREAN GOVERNMENT FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF THE LABOURERS AND TECHNICIANS AND WILL WISH TO DISCHARGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE DO NOT NECESSARILY SUBSCRIBE TO THIS VIEW AND ACCEPT THAT THE NUMBERS

INVOLVED CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE.

(B) IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WILL CONTINUE TO SEOUL ASTER UNLOADING/LOADING THE STOPOVER PASSENGERS.

C) KAL WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE PASSENGER MANIFESTS FOR ALL DISEMBARKING AND EMBARKING PASSENGERS AND A CHECK, INVOLVING CPA

THE CHECK AND DCA STAFF, WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON ALL FLIGHTS, WILL CONSIST OF COMPARISON OF THE NAMES ON SUCH MANIFESTS.

(D) CPA WOULD NOT ANTICIPATE ANY EFFECT ON THEIR ESTIMATES. OF BAK/HKG TRAFFIC SO LONG AS ADEQUATE MEASURES TO POLICE KAL ACTIVITIES WERE INTRODUCED.

(E) THE PROBABLE REASON IS THAT KAL LOSE THEIR MNL/SAUDI ARABIA RIGHTS FROM THE DATE PAL COMMENCE THEIR THRICE WEEKLY

SERVICES. MNL/BKK/DHA/JED, PROVIDED FOR BY A PAL/SAUDIA AIRLINE COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT.

2. THIS MATTER HAS DRAGGED ON SINCE JANUARY AND WE HOPE THAT AN

EARLY DECISION CAN NOW BE TAKEN TO AGREE TO THE CONCESSION, WHICH WE SUPPORT.

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