TNAG-0779-FCO40-983-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 73

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00 GOVERNOR HONG KONG

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CONFIDENTIAL

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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO ALLOT 101 OF 27/6

INFO ECARFE HONG KONG SINGAPORE

UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES

YOUR TEL 777 OF 23 JUNE.

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1. WE UNDERSTAND FROM SIA LONDON OFFICE THAT SIA WANT TO OPERATE VIA BKK ONLY FOR ABOUT 10 WEEKS, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE FRUIT FREIGHTING PERIOD. THEY CLAIM THERE IS A LACK

OF CAPACITY BETWEEN BKK AND HKG THEN.

2. WE DID NOT EXPLICITLY SAY IN APPROVING CONTINUATION

OF SIA'S HKG-SIN TURN-AROUND SERVICE THAT IT COULD NOT

CALL AT INTERMEDIATE POINTS. THE ASSUMPTION THEN WAS THAT

SIA ONLY WANTED A DIRECT SERVICE AND WE DID NOT ADDRESS

OURSELVES TO THE QUESTION OF INTERMEDIATE POINTS.

3. IN OUR RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH LIM AND PILLAY WE GOT

MORE OUT OF SIA THAN WE COULD REASONABLY HAVE EXPECTED

WHILST PRESERVING AMICABLE RELATIONS. WE WOULD HAVE

PREFERRED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET THEM ON THIS VERY MODEST REQUEST.

4. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU WOULD RECONSIDER.

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