TNAG-0868-FCO40-1078-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 183

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FM HONG KONG 290551Z MAY 79

HkK 184/2

RECEIVED I THY NO. 51 3 0 MAY 1979

IN:

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE NO

TELNO.664 OF 29 MAY,

INFO PRIORITY: PEKING,

OFFIN

PA

2.6

REGISTRY Action Taken

ROUTINE : HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.

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OUR TELNO.642: AIR SERVICES.

P.A.

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1. JARDINES HAVE TOLD US THAT ONE OF THEIR DIRECTORS RESPONSIBLE

FOR AVIATION MATTERS, DAVID MCLEOD, HAS BEEN INVITED TO GUANGZHOU FROM 4-6 JUNE. THE INVITATION CAME FROM MENG LI WHO, ACCORDING TO JARDINES, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CAAC AFFAIRS IN SOUTHERN CHINA.

2. JARDINES HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INVITED TO GUANGZHOU ON OR ABOUT

17-18 MAY. THEY PROCRASTINATED SO THAT THE VISIT SHOULD NOT GET ENTANGLED WITH AIR SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS. THIS TIME HOWEVER THEY INTEND TO ACCEPT. THEY BELIEVE THAT, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, THE CHINESE WISH TO TALK ABOUT CO-OPERATION ON FLIGHTS BETWEEN CHINA

AND HONG KONG.

3. FOR PEKING.

PLEASE PASS A COPY OF THIS TELEGRAM TO KEEP, D.C.A HONG KONG.

MACLEHOSE

FILES. MAED. FED. H KIGD MR PORTAZZL

Me MURRAY MR BUTLEY,

THEY

[COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]

COPIES TO

H.K.GO. LONDON,

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