GRS 270
FIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM BCARFE HONG KONG 160945Z MAY 79
TO ROUTINE DO T
TELEGRAM NUMBER ALLOT 34 OF 16 MAY
FOR STEELE FROM ROGERS.
REVIEW OF LONDON-HONG KONG ROUTE.
Her 18415
XE RELAYCO IN RESI
17 MAY 1979
DES OFFICER INDEX
No
PA
817.5
Q
PEGIS LAY Action Taken
X
1. I HAD A HELPFUL DISCUSSION WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO TAKE STOCK OF THE POSITION TO DATE. THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENT-
ATIVES WELCOMED THE NEWS THAT THE WAY WAS NOW CLEAR FOR THE
REVIEW TO GO AHEAD.
2. THEY PRESENTED PAPERS ON THE LEGAL POSITION IN HONG KONG, THEIR OBJECTIVES, AND PRELIMINARY IDEAS OF THE WAY IN WHICH CPA MIGHT OPERATE ON THE ROUTE IF THEY WERE INVITED TO DO SO. WE PUT IN PAPERS ON THE LEGAL POSITION IN THE UK, BA'S STUDY OF THE MARKET (INCLUDING A TENTATIVE FORECAST OF FUTURE GROWTH), AND THE SITUATION REGARDING OTHER UK AIRLINES WHOSE INTEREST WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. ALL THESE PAPERS WILL BE STUDIED
AND COMMENTS EXCHANGED,
;
3. WE CONFIRMED A PROGRAMME OF WORK ON THE PREPARATION OF REMAINING PAPERS, WITH SEPTEMBER AS A TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION.
THIS WOULD ALLOW ALL PAPERS TO BE DISCUSSED AT A MEETING IN LONDON FOR WHICH THE TARGET DATE WOULD BE END-SEPTEMBER/MID-OCTOBER.
4. HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ACCEPTED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO GIVE OTHER BRITISH AIRLINES (NOTABLY LAKER AND BCAL) AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEIR VIEWS AND PROPOSALS AT AN APPROPRIATE STAGE IN THE PROCEEDINGS AND THAT WE MUST TAKE THEM FULLY INFO ACCOUNT.
5. BRYANT WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS IN LONDON
ON HIS RETURN.
6. PLEASE COPY TO MORLAND AND MACLAREN, FCO.
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