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ARTICLE 14

(1) For the operation of the agreed services on the

specified routes, the designated airline of each Contracting

Party shall have the right to set up its representative

offices at the points on its specified routes within the

territory of the other Contracting Party. The staff of

such representative offices shall be nationals of the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and/or of the People's Republic of China, and the number

of staff shall be agreed upon through consultation between

the designated airlines of both Contracting Parties, and

shall be subject to the approval of the aeronautical

authorities of both Contracting Parties. The staff of

such representative offices shall be subject to the laws

and regulations in force in the country where such offices

are located.

(2)

Each Contracting Party shall take all necessary steps

to facilitate and to assist the setting up and operation

of the representative offices referred to in paragraph (1)

of this Article.

(3) Each Contracting Party shall use its best endeavours

to safeguard, within its territory, the airline operations

and personnel of the other Contracting Party.

(4)

The crew members of the designated airlines of both

Contracting Parties flying on their specified routes shall

be nationals of their respective countries. If the

designated airline of either Contracting Party desires

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