TNAG-0864-FCO40-1074-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1980 — Page 6

Representation:-

Witnesses:

Applicant:- 1B/24437

Objectors:-

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Hong Kong Government (represented by Mr P Scott QC

Mr M Potter of Counsel) (Instructing Solicitor, Mr M H Wadsworth)

Mr B D Keep (Director of Civil Aviation, Hong Kong Government)

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (represented as above)

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British Caledonian Airways (represented as above) Laker Airways Ltd

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British Airways Board

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Representation:-

Hong Kong Government

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Applicant:-

1B/24430

Objectors:-

British Airways Board

Representation:-

Hong Kong Government

Laker Airways Ltd (represented as above)

British Caledonian Airways Ltd (represented as above) Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

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APPLICATIONS

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British Caledonian Airways Ltd applied for a scheduled service licence for the carriage of passengers, cargo and mail to operate at an unrestricted frequency on the route London (Gatwick) Hong Kong with optional stops at Dhahran, Dubai, Bahrain and Kuwait with all aircraft types on their AOC. Licence to be effective as soon as possible until 31 December 1989. Traffic rights were not required between points in the Middle East.

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd applied for a schedule service licence for the carriage of passengers, cargo and mail to operate at an unrestricted frequency on the route Hong Kong London (Gatwick) with optional stops at Bahrain and Dubai with all aircraft types on their AOC during the period. 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1989. Traffic rights were not required between points in the Middle East but were required between Bahrain/Dubai and London.

Laker Airways Ltd applied for a scheduled service licence for the carriage of passengers, cargo and mail to operate at an unrestricted frequency on the route. London (Gatwick) - Hong Kong with optional stops at Sharjah, Bahrain, Dubai or other points in the Middle and Far East with all aircraft types on their AOC during the period 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1994.

CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS

4. The Chairman said that the applications and objections would be considered

under the existing law which was the Civil Aviation Act 1971, as amended, and the 1976 policy guidance. No account would be taken of the Bill at present before Parliament which was proposing certain amendments to the 1971 Act. The Authority was satisfied that Cathay Pacific was a British airline for the purposes at Section 22(3) of the Act and that all three applicants had adequate financial resources to operate the services applied for and were competent to operate their aircraft safely.

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