TNAG-0867-FCO40-1077-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 178

GR 185

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL.

FM HONG KONG 0311522 JAN 79

HKK 184/1

TELNO.25 OF 3 JANUARY,

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

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INFO PRIORITY: PEKING,

ROUTINE : HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

759 Akki84/, 1978)

MY TELNO.1492: AIR SERVICES WITH CHINA.

A JARDINES REPRESENTATIVE. RESPONSIBLE FOR AVIATION MATTERS HAS . RECENTLY BEEN IN PEKING ON OTHER, BUSINESS. WHILE THERE HE HAD

LI SAID THAT HE· INFORMAL TALKS WITH CAAC, INCLUDING LI SHUFAN,

WAS INTENDING TO COME TO HONG KONG IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT CONTINUING THE FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG

AND CANTON,

2. WE HAVE TOLD JARDINES INFORMALLY THAT IT WOULD NOT BE SENSIBLE

FOR LI TO COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE SINCE THE CONTINUATION OF SCHEDULED SERVICES IS NOW A MATTER FOR THE U.K AND APPLICATIONS

FOR OTHER TYPES OF FLIGHT COULD BE MADE TO THE D.C.A IN THE

NORMAL MANNER.

3. WE HAVE ALSO EXPLAINED TO JARDINES THAT THE PRESENT PERMIT

FOR SCHEDULED SERVICES ENDS ON 28 FEBRUARY. THEY SAID THAT THEY,

AND THEY THOUGHT CAAC, WERE, UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PERMIT EXTENDED UNTIL 9 MARCH. THEY HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO REMIND CAAC WHEN THE PERMIT ACTUALLY ENDS.

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