TNAG-0869-FCO40-1079-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 8

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND SCARPE)IVED ART LAY MO. SL TELEGRAM NUMBER 1037 OF 12 DECEMBER

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YOUR TEL NO 1731: HONG KONG/PRC AIR SERVICES.

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WE ASSUME THAT, IN THE ABSENCE OF OBJECTIONS OR OTHER

APPLICANTS THE HK ATLA WILL NOT FIND IT NECESSARY TO HOLD A PUBLIC

HEARING ON THE CPA APPLICATION, AND ALSO THAT THE OBJECTIONS

PREVIOUSLY VOICED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ATLA TO HIS BEING MADE

PRIVY TO INFORMATION WHICH HE MAY NOT DISCLOSE TO PARTIES TO AD HEARING, MUCH LESS PUBLICLY, WILL NOT HOLD IN THIS INSTANCE. PROV- IDED, THEREFORE, HE UNDERTAKES TO TREAT THE INFORMATION AS CONFIDENT-

IAL, YOU MAY PASS THE FOLLOWING TO HIM.

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THE UK'S ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE PRC REQUIRE REGIONAL SERVICES FROM

HONG KONG TO CITIES IN THE PRC TO BE OPERATED BY A HONG KONG-BASED

AIRLINE WHICH DOES NOT OPERATE SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND LONDON.

IT IS FREMATURE AT THIS STATE TO ASSUME THAT CPA WILL IN FACT OPERATE SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND LONDON AND THEREFORE THERE

IS NO REASON WHY THE HKLA SHOULD NOT DEAL WITH CPA'S APPLICATION

SIMPLY ON ITS MERITS.

WE HAVE MADE IT PLAIN TO THE CHINESE THAT IF CPA HAD BEEN DESIGNATED

TO OPERATE THE REGIONAL SERVICES BEFORE THE START OF ANY SERVICE WHICH THEY MIGHT INTRODUCE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND LONDON, THE UK

AUTHORITIES WOULD FEEL FREE TO DESIGNATE A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF

CPA IN THEIR PLACE FOR THE REGIONAL SERVICES.

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2. AS WE SAID IN OUR TEL 704 OF 4 SEPTEMBER, WE SHALL BE PREPARED

TO DESIGNATE A HONG KONG-BASED AIRLINE LICENSED BY THE ATLA.

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