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There are implications for Hong Kong.
At first sight they do not appear very
serious but the Hong Kong Government and
Cathay Pacific Airways are still studying
the proposal. It is too early to give
the Australians a reply in respect of
the Australia/Hong Kong routes.
Alternatives to the Australian proposal.
None is satisfactory.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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The Australian proposals offer economic and social benefits, but politically there are some disadvantages: Singapore and Malaysia are likely to be upset, the former
mid pout especially, and there is some risk that the countries
concerned would gang up to block the scheme. It is difficult to predict how they would react in advance of any
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down the proposal fat this stage would provoke a sharp
reaction from the Australians and would have an adverse
effect on our bilateral air service and perhaps wider relations with them. It would be best to be reasonably forthcoming, provided that we preserve the ability to retreat if the reaction of third countries is tough and in particular if they gang up to block the scheme.
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We recommend the Australians should as soon as possible be given a written answer on the lines of the attached draft. The reference to introducing the scheme "in an orderly and acceptable manner" is deliberately ambiguous.
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