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FM HONG KONG 250303Z OCT 79

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.1491 OF 25 OCTOBER,

INFO PRETORIA.

YOUR TELNO.854: U.K/SOUTH AFRICA AIR SERVICES.

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CURRENTLY, THERE IS SPARE CAPACITY AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS AND, ALTHOUUGH CONSTRAINTS WILL COME INTO PLAY INCREASINGLY IN THE FUTURE,

SATURATION WILL NOT TAKE PLACE ON PRESENT FORECASTS UNTIL THE MID-EIGHTIES. AT THIS POINT IN TIME THEREFORE, WE CAN STILL ACCEPT

NON-TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS WHICH DO CONTRIBUTE, BY WAY OF LANDING AND PARKING FEES, TO THE AIRPORT ACCOUNT. CLEARLY, EACH CASE NEEDS

TO BE TREATED ON ITS MERITS AND WE DO NOT KNOW THE BACKGROUND TO

THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

2. WE THEREFORE FEEL YOU WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY IN JUSTIFYING

LIMITATIONS ON TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS AS AN ADDITIONAL REASON TO REFUSE

THE REQUEST. IN OUR VIEW, THE ARGUMENT ADVANCED IN OUR TEL NO.1418

IS CONVINCING ON ITS OWN, SO FAR AS SAA IS CONCERNED.

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