TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 26

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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 1059 OF 4 SEPTEMBER 1978 SOR 1.518 INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

YOUR TELNO 2034 TO WASHINGTON: USA/HONG KONG AIR CARGO RATES.

THE AFTN SIGNAL FROM BUSWELL (CAA) DTG SEPTEMBER 010830, TO LATHAM REFERS.

1. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE RESPONSE TO NORTHWEST SHOULD BE IN TERMS OF PARA 4 OF MY TELNO 776. THE PRESENT POSITION IS THAT WE HAVE ASKED FTL TO DEMONSTRATE THAT OUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE PACKAGE WILL NOT ERODE THE COMPETITIVE POSITION OF OUR EXPORTERS/ SHIPPERS AGAINST MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND TAIWAN. IN PARTICULAR, WE HAVE ASKED FOR A TABLE OF COMPARISON OF CARGO RATES ON THE MAJOR CARGO ITEMS FOR HONG KONG AND THE THREE NAMED COUNTRIES UNDL

THE GENEVA PACKAGE, SETTING OUT DETAILS OF COST IN US CENTS PER KG PER KM FOR EACH ITEM. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE EXAMINING THE ECONO JUSTIFICATION OF THE PACKAGE AS SET CUT BY FTL IN ITS SUBMISSION

TO THE US CAB.

2. WITH REGARD TO THE SECOND PART OF BUSWELLS SIGNAL, THERE ARE

AT THE MOMENT NO AIR SERVICES TALKS INVOLVING HONG KONG ARRANGED

TO TAKE PLACE IN LONDON IN THE NEAR FUTURE (WHERE THE OPPORTUNITY COULD BE TAKEN FOR A MEETING WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE) AND THEREFORE THE CAA MAY WISH TO CONSIDER SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO HONG KONG

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