TNAG-2534-FCO40-3704-Hong-Kong-aviation-security-1992 — Page 20

Your Ref: AVI/10/1/07

Our Ref:

DIFU

Foreign & Commonwealth

Office

HKC 180/3

Date: 23 July 1992

London SW1A 2AH

Telephone: 071-

270-2655

Mr J Jack

Transport Security Division

Department of Transport

2 Marsham Street

London SW1P 3EB

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Dear the suck,

AVIATION SECURITY: HONG KONG BASED AIRLINES

1. Thank you for your letter of 20 July to Nigel Cox. I have discussed this question with Martin Glass in International Aviation Division of DTp. He and I are of the opinion that when a security question arises as a result of an international agreement then the Hong Kong airlines are the UK's responsibility (at least so far as satisfying itself that Hong Kong is fulfilling its international obligations). When a security matter arises from a separated Hong Kong /Third Country ASA then it should be for Hong Kong to liaise with the Third Country concerned.

2. We suspect that there may be some confusion in the mind of CAD. Martin Glass will write to Hong Kong to check this out.

Yond eve

Brad Bout

RAJ Bunten

Hong Kong Department