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GR 200

SECRET

FUTURE EGRET

DESKBY 151215Z

FM HONG KONG 15103OZ SEP 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

SECRET

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2862 OF 15 SEPTEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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MY TELNO 1833 AND YOUR TELNO 1818: FUTURE EGRET: PART 3 OF

THE WHITE PAPER.

1. FOLLOWING IS THE DRAFT OF THE SECTION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON CIVIL AVIATION. YOU WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO CLEAR THIS SECTION

WITH THE DTP.

BEGINS:

CIVIL AVIATION

(SECTION IX OF ANNEX 1)

IT IS AGREED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD CONTINUE AS A MAJOR CENTRE OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES. AIRLINES AND CIVIL AVIATION RELATED BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE IN THE SAME

WAY AS BEFORE.

2. THE SAR WILL ENJOY A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF AUTONOMY

IN THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ITS AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM. WITYH SPECIFIC AUTHORITY FROM THE CPG, THE SAR GOVERNMENT WILL BE ABLE TO CONCLUDE OR AMEND ITS OWN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS OR SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS IN RESPECT OF INTERNATIONAL ROUTES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND OTHER COUNTRIES. IT WILL ALSO BE FREE TO DETER- MINE WITH THE AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES OF THESE COUNTRIES THE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREED AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS.

3. THE CPG WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NEGOTIATING AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING AIR ROUTES FROM AND TO MAINLAND CHINA THROUGH HONG KONG. TO ENSURE THAT THE SAR'S ECONOMIC INTERESTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN SUCH NEGOTIATIONS SAR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES WILL PARTICIPATE AS MEMBERS OF

THE PRC DELEGATIONS.

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