TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 114

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UTILISATION ON THE TRUNK ROUTE BETWEEN THE UK AND AUSTRALIA NOVEL AND ATTRACTIVE. IF SUCH A SCHEME COULD

BE INTRODUCED IN AN ORDERLY AND ACCEPTABLE MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SOLUTIONS BEING FOUND TO CERTAIN PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN THE TALKS, WE WOULD COOPERATE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS.

3 THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS IN RESPECT OF THE AUSTRALIA/UK ROUTE HAVE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES, NOTABLY INDIA, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND THAILAND. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE AUSTRALIANS INTEND TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THESE COUNTRIES. WE SHOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THESE PROPOSALS FURTHER WITH THE AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES IN THE LIGHT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

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WE ALSO WISH TO DISCUSS FURTHER THE POSSIBILITY OF INCORPORATING A MODEST CHARTER OPERATION INTO THE

PROPOSED SCHEME.

5 WE ARE NOT YET IN A POSITION TO RESPOND TO THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS IN RESPECT OF THE ROUTES BETWEEN

HONG KONG AND AUSTRALIA.

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