CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
RECE
TELNO 1813
OF 301012Z NOVEMBER 1993
18113
STRY
1993
REGISTRY
INFO ROUTINE DEPT OF TRANSPORT MOSCOW, IASHKENT
DEPT OF TRANSPORT FOR IAD
Hong Kong/Uzbekistan Air Services
115662
MDLIAN 3321
43
ра p.a. 18+/3
As you are aware, the Uzbecks are keen to commence negotiations with Hong Kong on air services agreement. Through their representative in the UK, Mr N M Savage of F.G.C. Associates in Surrey, the Uzbekistan authorities proposed to meet with us before February 1994 to discuss possible air links between Hong Kong and Tashkent. Bearing in mind our long-term interest of securing hong Kong airlines' overflying rights beyond 1997 (such rights are already secured before 1997 under the UK/Uzbekistan ASA initialled in September 1992), we agreed to meet the Uzbekistan delegation for discussions on an informal and preliminary basis before mid-January 1994. We have nevertheless emphasised Hong Kong's policy that the establishment of any scheduled air services between Hong Kong and Uzbekistan must be justified by end-to-end market demand.
2. As far as we know, the visiting delegation would consist of the following people:
Gani M. Rafikov H.S. Abdullaev B. Salimov
Gordon J. Lihou
Nick Savage
The Minister for Aviation
The deputy Minister for Aviation Director of Uzbekistan Airways Financial Adviser to the Minister of Aviation
FGS
3. We will telegraph further once we have received the exact date of visit and composition of the Uzbekistan delegation.
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