TNAG-0866-FCO40-1076-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 35

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 997 OF 29 NOV

INFO SINGAPORE

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HKK184

VLLOVED MANTRY NO.

- 3 DEC 1979

IND

RS TRY

Action Towe

UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES

Sersis

1. SINGAPORE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, VIA THE HIGH COMMISSION HERE, HAVE REQUESTED TALKS IN LONDON FROM 18 TO 21 DECEMBER.

THEIR PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS AN INCREASE IN CAPACITY FOR

SIA ON THE LONDON AND HONGKONG ROUTES AND THE INTRODUCTION

OF A FREIGHTER SERVICE, WHICH WE THINK MEANS TO LONDON.

2. DOT PROPOSE TO AGREE TO THE REQUEST: ROBERTS (DOT),

WHO IS LIKELY TO LEAD THE UK DELEGATION, HAD EARLIER INDICATED

TO SIM KEE BOON HIS WILLINGNESS TO HAVE TALKS BEFORE THE

END OF THE YEAR (SINGAPORE TEL NO 376, FINAL PARA REFERS) AND

ROBERTS' OWN PROGRAMME FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY IS VERY FULL.

3. DOT WOULD WELCOME PARTICIPATION BY HKG AND CPA IN THE UK TEAM,

WE REALISE THAT THE CLASH OF DATES WITH THE CAA HEARING ON THE

LONDON/HONGKONG LICENCE APPLICATIONS WILL CAUSE SOME INCONVENIENCE

BUT THE TALKS WITH THE SINGAPOREANS CAN BE SO ARRANGED AS TO ALLOW

TRUNK ROUTE MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED WHEN YOUR AND CPA'S REPRESENT-

ATIVES WISH TO ATTEND THE HEARING.

4. THE MEETING ON HONGKONG/GULF AND POSSIBLY ON SRI LANKA AIR SERVICES CAN TAKE PLACE ON 17 DECEMBER (YOUR TELNO 1659),

DOT WOULD PREFER THIS TO BE BETWEEN OFFICIALS ONLY.

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MKC 184/4.

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