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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2221
OF 180925Z OCTOBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
VISIT OF MR RENTON.
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BRIEFING TELEGRAM : DISENTANGLEMENT OF AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS
(ASAS).
LINE TO TAKE.
1. ESSENTIAL TO HAVE ALL UK/SECOND COUNTRY ASAS AFFECTING HONG KONG UNSCRAMBLED IN COURSE OF NEXT FEW YEARS. HONG KONG/SECOND COUNTRY ASAS AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARRANGEMENTS CAN THEN BE TRIED AND TESTED WELL BEFORE 1997.
2. WELL-ESTABLISHED HONG KONG/SECOND COUNTRY ASAS AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARRANGEMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE SMOOTH TRANSITION IN 1997 IN VITAL AREA OF AIR TRANSPORT.
3. UK WILL MAKE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
BACKGROUND.
4. OVER 20 UK/2ND COUNTRY ASAS ARE OF DIRECT CONCERN TO HONG KONG.
SECTION IX OF ANNEX I TO THE JOINT DECLARATION PROVIDES FOR A HIGH
DEGREE OF AUTONOMY IN CIVIL AVIATION MATTERS FOR THE HONG KONG SAR INCLUDING THE NEGOTIATION, AMENDMENT OR RENEWAL OF ITS OWN ASAS, SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC AUTHORISATION FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
5. SEPARATE HONG KONG/2ND COUNTRY ASAS ARE THEREFORE REQUIRED : TO ENSURE THAT THEY MAY BE READILY CARRIED OVER BEYOND 1997, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DISENTANGLEMENT NOW.
6. INITIAL EFFORT MADE WITH THE AUSTRALIANS. DISAPPOINTING RESULT
LARGELY DUE TO AUSTRALIAN DESIRE TO CONSULT THE CHINESE FIRST. EFFORTS CONTINUE TO PERSUADE AUSTRALIANS THAT THEY MAY SAFELY
CONCLUDE A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG NOW. ALSO
RE-EXAMINING TACTICS IN THE LIGHT OF THIS EXPERIENCE.
7. THIS PROCESS WILL BE TIME-CONSUMING. VITAL THAT BOTH HKG AND HMG
MAKE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
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