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FM HONG KONG 1489052 DEC 78

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Hick 184/1

RALLIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 15 DEC 1978

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OFFICEA

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15/12

REGISTRY

Action Taken

TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.1436 OF 14 DECEMBER,

INFO IMMEDIATE PORT MORESBY.

PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO D.O.T.

No

See H39

PORT MORESBY'S ALLOT 2 OF 13 DEC TO HONG KONG.

1. THERE IS ONE POINT ABOUT AIR NIUGINI'S EXTRA SECTION THAT ANG

DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE EXPLAINED. WE UNDERSTOOD THAT ANG REQUIRED ONE EXTRA SECTION NORTHBOUND PORT MORESBY-HONG KONG ON 17 DECEMBER

(SEE PARA.2 OF BCARFE ALLOT 7 OF 1 DECEMBER) AND THAT TRAFFIC RIGHTS INTO HONG KONG WERE GRANTED. THEREFORE ONE OF THE SOUTH- BOUND FLIGHTS HAS TO BE A FERRY FLIGHT, WHICH, PROVIDED ASSURANCES ARE GIVEN THAT IT CARRIES NO REVENUE PASSENGERS OR CARGO REQUIRES NO AUTHORITY BEYOND USUAL ATC CLEARANCES AT HONG KONG. SINCE ANG'S

USUAL SOUTHBOUND FLIGHT DEPARTS HONG KONG SUNDAY EVENING, PRESUMABY THE SATURDAY, SOUTHBOUND FLIGHT 16 DECEMBER, IS TO BE THE FERRY FLIGHT.

2. THERE IS NO TRAFFIC JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXTRA SCHEDULED SERVICE FLIGHT HKG/POM SATURDAY EVENING 16 DECEMBER. AS AT 0400Z

14 DECEMBER CATHAY PACIFIC HAVE 134 EMPTY SEATS AVAILABLE ON CX911.

MACLEHOSE

BLLOT DIST:

MAED HK YG D SWPD

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