TNAG-0869-FCO40-1079-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 22

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DESKBY 09010OZ

FM F C O 08173OZ NOV 79

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

TELEGRAM NUMBER 927 OF 8 NOVEMBER

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: AIR SERVICES BETWEEN LONDON, HONG KONG AND

CHINA

1. MR HAL MILLER (CONSERVATIVE, BROMSGRAVE AND REDDITCH) HAS TABLED

THE FOLLOWING P.Q.:

QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE IF HE WILL MAKE A

STATEMENT ON FLYING RIGHTS BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND

HONG KONG AND BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

OF CHINA

UNQUOTE

2. DOT PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING REPLY:

BEGINS BETWEEN LONDON AND HONG KONG THE LICENSING OF SCHEDULED

SERVICES IS A MATTER FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY, SUBJECT TO APPEAL TO ME, AND FOR THE HONG KONG LICENSING

AUTHORITY: NON-SCHEDULED FOR THE CAA AND THE HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT. BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

OF CHINA RIGHTS TO RUN SERVICES ARE THE JOINT CONCERN OF

HMG AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PRC: THOUGH IN OUR CASE -

THE RIGHT TO AUTHORISE NON-SCHEDULED SERVICES IS EXERCISED

BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. ENDS.

3. GRATEFUL FOR NAY COMMENTS DESKBY 090900Z.

CARRINGTON

FILES

MAED

[COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]

HK & GD

FED

LEGAL ADVS.

MR CORTAZZI

MISS BROWN

MR MURRAY

CONFIDENTIAL.