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TELNO.250 OF 12 FEBRUARY,
INFO PEKING, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
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U.K/CHINA AIR SERVICES.
1. ON 7 FEBRUARY CAAC REQUESTED APPROVAL OF A TRIDENT CARGO CHARTER GUANGZHOU (CANTON) / HONG KONG TO CARRY FISH FRY'' ON 9 FEBRUARY. IN RESPONSE TO D.C.A'S ENQUIRY, CAAC CONFIRMED THAT THE RETURN FLIGHT HKG/CAN WOULD BE A FERRY. THE CHARTER
WAS APPROVED.
2. ON THE MORNING OF 9 FEBRUARY, JARDINE AIRWAYS (CAAC'S AGENTS) ADVISED THAT CAAC PROPOSED USING THE FERRY FLIGHT TO CARRY 38 PASSENGERS ALREADY BOOKED. IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO APPROVE THE FLIGHT AND JARDINES WERE ORALLY ADVISED OF THE DECISION.
3. SUBSEQUENTLY, D.C.A RECEIVED A FORMAL APPLICATION FROM CAAC TO CARRY PASSENGERS ON THE RETURN FLIGHT TO GUANGZHOU (CANTON) AND HE REPLIED AS FOLLOWS:
''DUE SHORT NOTIFICATION AND LACK OF INFORMATION UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATION FOR CHARTER SERVICE VHHH/ZGGG. UNDER TEMPORARY OPERATION PERMIT FOR SCHEDULED SERVICES CAAC CAN MOUNT TWO SCHEDULED SERVICES EACH DAY. THIS REQUEST FOR A THIRD SCHEDULE VHHH/ZGGG WOULD THEREFORE HAVE TO BE REFERRED TO U.K. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT TIME TO DO SO. THE PASSENGER SERVICE VHHH/ZGGG MUST REGRETFULLY BE DISALLOWED. HOWEVER · THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO REINSTATE THE SECOND SCHEDULE FLIGHT ZGGG/VHHH/ZGGG ON 10 FEBRUARY TO CARRY THIS BACKLOG OF PASSENGERS. YOUR 070142 REFERS TO CANCELLATION OF SECOND SCHEDULE F AS FROM 10 FEBRUARY.''
NOTE: VHHH HONG KONG
ZGGG
MACLEHOSE
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GUANGZHOU (CANTON),
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