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R SINGAR ERDVANCE
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RR HONGAID
GR 150
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FM HONG KONG 020345Z
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Hang Wang, Gust Office Landen
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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.675 OF 2 JUNE 78,
INFO IMMEDIATE SEOUL,
ROUTINE SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELNO.414 ■ AIR CARGO RATES.
1. A QUESTION HAS BEEN PUT DOWN FOR ANSWER IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 7TH JUNE AS TO WHETHER HONG KONG COULD FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE SET
BY THE MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, KOREA AND TAIWAN GOVERNMENTS IN REQUIRING AIRLINES TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS FOR AIR CARGO TO THE U.S.A IN LOCAL CURRENCY CALCULATED AT THE MARKET EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE'
U.S DOLLAR, RATHER THAN AT THE ARTIFICIAL IATA RATES. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA, AND WE CAN FIND OUT LOCALLY THE POSITION IN TAIWAN, WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN KOREA.
WE
2. WE WOULD APPRECIATE AN EARLY ANSWER ON WHETHER AN ARRANGEMENT
SIMILAR TO THAT ADOPTED IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA CAN BE MADE IN HONG KONG, IF POSSIBLE NO LATER THAN 0501932.
MACLEHOSE
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