TNAG-0869-FCO40-1079-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 42

GR

15

CONFIDENTIAL

tick 184/2

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

-

- 3 OCT 1979

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY

Action Tak

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 030108Z OCT 79

TO ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.1370 OF 3 OCTOBER,

INFO PEKING, HONG KONG COVT OFFICE LONDON.

.PA

No

RIMR

4/10.

See (257

261

وعنكم

256

1. YOU MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF CNAC

CALLED ON ACTING D.C.A ON 28 SEPTEMBER TO TALK ABOUT AIR SERVICES

BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANTON AND TO INTRODUCE A NEW DEPUTY MANAGER,

2.

THE MEETING WAS LARGELY TAKEN UP WITH PLEASANTRIES BUT IT WAS

CLEAR THAT CNAC WERE BECOMING A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUATION

OF SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANTON WHEN THE PRESENT FERMIT

EXPIRES AT THE END OF OCTOBER. ACTING D.C.A ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE

MATTER WAS OF SOME IMPORTANCE NOT LEAST BECAUSE OF THE CANTON FAIR BUT HE POINTED CUT THAT THE RENEWAL OF THE PERMIT WAS A MATTER FOR THE U.K.

3.

NOW THAT THE ASA HAS BEEN INITIALLED WE ASSUME THAT YOU WILL SEE NO DIFFICULTY IN EXTENDING THE CAAC PERMIT. IF THIS IS SO, WE

WOULD SEE ADVANTAGE IN TELLING THEM SO FAIRLY SOON TO AVOID A LAST

MINUTE PANIC ON THEIR SIDE.

CATER

FILES MARD.

(IK & GD

Distribuction amended

FED

Miss Brown.

MR MORRAY.

мокети

8/3/10.

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON

CONFIDENTIAL