TNAG-0781-FCO40-985-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 121

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1. MR ROSS STAINTON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF BRITISH AIRWAYS, IN AN ARTICLE IN THIS WEEK'S BRITISH AIRWAYS NEWS, WHICH HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED BY THE MEDIA, SAYS THAT BRITISH AIRWAYS HOPE TO FLY CONCORDE INTO PEKING NEXT YEAR, VIA HONG KONG.

2. THE STATEMENT WAS MADE WITHOUT PRIOR CONSULTATION WITH FCO OR DOT, AND IS NOT (NOT) CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH OUR CONSIDERATION OF AN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.

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