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CONFIDENTIAL

HONG KONG AIR SERVICES

BACKGROUND

Air Services Agreement Separation

THIS IS A COPY

THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN CLOSED UNDER

FOI EXEMPTION NO...27.(..)

1. Arrangements for scheduled air services between Hong Kong and most countries are presently regulated by UK Air Services Agreements (ASAS). Air services to Hong Kong cannot of course be covered in this way post-1997 and, with Chinese consent, we are separating all those UK ASAS which provide for routes to Hong Kong into two sets of arrangements: one between the UK and a third country and one between Hong Kong and a third country (Hong Kong ASAs) which can continue in force beyond 1997. To ensure this, we show the initialled texts to the Chinese for approval before signature.

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