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ARTICLE 1

Definitions

For the purpose of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the term "the Chicago Convention" means the Convention on

International Civil Aviation,

Aviation, opened for signature at Chicago on 7 December 1944 and includes: (i) any amendment thereto which has entered into force under Article 94(a) thereof and which applies to both Contracting Parties; and (ii) any Annex or any amendment thereto adopted under Article 90 of that Convention, insofar as such amendment or annex is at any given time effective for both Contracting Parties;

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

the term "aeronautical authorities" means in the case of the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State for Transport, and for the purpose of

of Article 7,

7, the Civil Aviation Authority and in the case of Hong Kong, [the Secretary of Economic Services and] the Director of Civil Aviation, or, in both cases, any person or body who may be authorised to perform any functions at present exercisable by the above- mentioned authorities or similar functions;

the term "designated airline" means an airline which has been designated and authorised in accordance with Article 4 of this Agreement;

the term "area" in relation to the United Kingdom has the meaning assigned to "territory" in Article 2 of the Chicago Convention[], and in relation to Hong Kong includes Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories;

the terms "air service", "international air service", "airline" and

and "stop for non-traffic purposes" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Article 96 of the Chicago Convention;

the term "this Agreement" includes the Annex hereto and any amendments to it or to this Agreement.

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