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民航處

香港金鐘道66號

金鐘道政府合署四十六樓

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來函檔號 YOUR REF.:

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TEL. NO.: 867 4210

RN FACSIMILE: 869.0093 877 8542

W TELEX: 61361 CAD HK HX

8417192

:

Mr Jim Jack

Director Overseas Transport Security

Department of Transport

2 Marsham Street

London SW1P 3EB

UNITED KINGDOM

Dear

Jenni

RESTRICTED

CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT

Queensway Government Offices,

46th floor, 66 Queensway,

Hong Kong.

9 July 1992

HKC 180/3

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I was sorry not to get the chance to see you when

you visited Hong Kong earlier this year.

I believe during your visit the question was raised of the status of Cathay Pacific Airways, and the other Hong Kong airlines, Dragonair and Air Hong Kong, as regards security arrangements and in particular the inclusion of CPA on a list of "Overseas Airlines" attached (at Annex B) to Security handbook used by your directorate. I am not familiar with all the names in the list but it appears that CPA is the only British carrier included and I understand that, because of its inclusion in the list, is regarded as a foreign carrier.

We have taken legal advice here on the position since Hong Kong has a number of its own Air Services Agreements each of which includes a Security Article. There is therefore the risk of confusion as to whether or not CPA is still a UK carrier for security purposes. Hong Kong has, for example, its own ASA with Malaysia which includes a Security Article, but designation of Hong Kong airlines to operate scheduled services under this agreement is the responsibility of the Hong Kong Government, not HMG.

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