TNAG-0781-FCO40-985-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 308

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TO PRIORITY F C O TEL NO 1137 OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1978 INFO PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS FROM CHINA.

DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION HAS APPROVED THREE CAAC CARGO FLIGHTS TO HONG KONG CARRYING MELONS FROM URUMCH!. FLIGHTS ARE DUE ON 29 SEPTEMBER, 2 AND 4 OCT. NO PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

2. YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT A CAAC DELEGATION OF FIVE ARRIVING FROM CANTON ON 28 SEPTEMBER HAS REQUESTED DISCUSSIONS

WITH DCA ON QUOTE MATTERS RELATING TO OPERATION OF CHARTERS BETWEEN

CANTON AND HONG KONG BY CAAC UNQUOTE. THE TEAM IS HEADED BY MR LI SHU FAN (SEE ALSO PEKING TELNO IMMA 279). (MR LI'S LATEST KNOWN POSITION IS DEPUTY DIRECTOR (POSSIBLY ACTING DIRECTOR) OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF CAAC.) DCA HAS AGREED A MEETING

AND WILL ADVISE IN DUE COURSE.

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