TNAG-0866-FCO40-1076-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 53

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NOTWITHSTANDING THE OUTCOME OF U.K/AUSTRALIA CONSULTATIONS, WE WOULD NOT LOCK KINDLY UPON Q.F BEING GRANTED FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS ON THE HKG/MNL SECTOR IF, ON THE DATES IN QUESTION, CPA THIS IS UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN FLIGHTS ON THAT SECTOR WERE EMPTY. GIVEN THE CURRENT TIGHT CAPACITY SITUATION BUT D.C.A INTENDS TO LOOK AT CPA'S BOOKINGS NEARER THE TIME AND WE MAY THEN REVERT.

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