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TELNO.1263 OF 10 SEPTEMBER,
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
OUR TELNO 1200 AND YOUR TELNOS 709 ANF713 HONG KONG/TOWDON AIR SERVICES.
1. FURTHER TO PARA.3 OF THE FIRST TEL UNDER REF, D.C.A HAS NOW ENDORSED BCAL'S APPLICATION, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF ATLA HAS DIRECTED
THAT IT BE PUBLISHED IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON
14 SEPTEMBER 1979. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD INFORM THE U.K AIRLINES CONCERNED OF THE FORTHCOMING GAZETTING OF BCAL'S
APPLICION.
2. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY LAKER'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE IN
HONG KONG (DEACONS) THAT LAKER WILL BE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION
TO ATLA SHORTLY.
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WITH REGARD TO THE THIRD TEL UNDER REF, THE CHAIRMAN HAS
DIRECTED THAT A PUBLIC INQUIRY SHOULD BE HELD TO CONSIDER THE
APPLICATIONS FROM CPA AND BCAL COMMENCING ON 5 NOVEMBER. HE
HAS SET ASIDE SEVEN DAYS FOR THE INQUIRY, THAT IS, FROM 5 TO 13 NOVEMBER INCLUSIVE, WITH A BREAK DURING THE INTERVENING WEEKEND. THE ATLA SECRETARY WROTE LAST WEEK TO CPA, BCAL, LAKER AND B.A INFORMING THEM THAT A PUBLIC INQUIRY WAS LIKELY TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG COMMENCING ON 5 NOVEMBER, AND THAT THEY WOULD BE FORMALLY
NOTIFIED OF THE ARRANGEMENTS AS SOON AS THEY ARE FINALISED. HE HAS ALSO PASSED COPIES OF CPA AND BCAL'S APPLICATIONS TO EACH OTHER, AND TO LAKER AND B.A.
WE ARE TAKING ACTION ON PARA.2 OF THE SECOND TEL UNDER REF. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF IT COULD BE CONFIRMED THAT D.0.T'S ADVICE ON THE INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE POSITION REGARDING TRAFFIC PIGHTS, OF THE APPLICATIONS BY CPA, BCAL AND LAKER TO THE CAA, WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE ATLA BEFORE THE INQUIRY COMMENCES ON 5 NOVEMBER.
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