TNAG-2852-FCO40-4105-Air-services-agreement-between-Hong-Kong-and-Mauritius-1993 — Page 10

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MDLIAN 3964

WHEREAS THAT ON THE MAURITIUS/HONG KONG SECTOR 60 PERCENT. ON THE ECONOMIC FRONT, TOTAL TRADE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MAURITIUS HAS ALSO EXCEEDED HONG KONG DOLLARS 800 MILLION IN 1991.

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ALTHOUGH HERE IS STATISTICAL EVIDENCE TO SHOW THE GROWTH OF THE MARKET, THE HISTORY OF HONG KONG/MAURITIUS AIR SERVICES IS RELATIVELY SHORT AND THE VOLUME OF END TO END TRAFFIC HAS YET TO BE CLEARLY ESTABLISHED. IT IS THEREFORE PREMATURE TO CONSIDER ANY AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. NEVERTHELESS, WE BELIEVE THAT IS IS AN OPPORTUNE TIME THAT WE PUT THE AIR SERVICES UNDER A PROPER GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENT. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE OPERATION OF CPA'S PROPOSED HONG KONG /MAURITIUS/JOHANNESBURG V.V. SERVICE, WE WOULD THEREFORE LIKE TO SUGGEST CONCLUDING A SELF-STANDING HONG KONG /MAURITIUS AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENT, PERHAPS IN THE FORM OF AN AGREED RECORD, SIMILAR TO THE ONES WE INTEND TO CONCLUDE WITH PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LAOS AND CAMBODIA. THIS WOULD BE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARDS EVENTUAL NEGOTIATION OF AN ASA. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE CONTENT TO AUTHORISE US TO NEGOTIATE AND TO CONCLUDE SUCH A SELF-STANDING AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENT WITH MAURITIUS.

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MAIN

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DISTRIBUTION

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.AIR SERVICES

AMD

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD//MR HARRISON E203

HKD

AD (E)

PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD

PS/PUS

MR CROWE

MR BONE

MR HUM

MR GOODENOUGH

PS

ADDITIONAL

D/TP//IAD RM S608

CAA//INT AVIATION&TOURISM DIV

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