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INFO CANBERRA, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

CANBERRA TELNO.387 : U.K/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.

1. WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION IN

THE PICTURE ABOUT THE PROPOSED NEW REGIME AND TO OBTAIN THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACT ON OUR TOURIST INDUSTRY.

2. TO DO THIS, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE

PROPOSED FARE STRUCTURE, AIRCRAFT SEATING CONFIGURATION AND QUALITY OF SERVICE AND THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF B747 OPERATIONS. DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS INFORMATION BEING GIVEN ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS ?

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