TNAG-2851-FCO40-4104-Air-services-agreement-between-Hong-Kong-and-Japan-1993 — Page 3

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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, DEPT OF TRANSPORT

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DEPT OF TRANSPORT (FOR IAD)

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HONG KONG TELNO 1869: HONG KONG/JAPAN AIR SERVICES

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HIRAKAWA (CHINA DIVISION, MFA) INFORMED US TODAY THAT THE JAPANESE SIDE WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE READY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF ASA TALKS IN JANUARY. THEY WERE HOPING TO HAVE THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS BEFORE THE END OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR (IE 31 MARCH) BUT WERE NOT YET IN A POSITION TO PROPOSE SPECIFIC DATES. A FORMAL RESPONSE WOULD BE SENT THROUGH THE CONSULATE GENERAL IN HONG KONG.

2. WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP THE PRESSURE UP AT THIS END.

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