Trans-Pacific Planes Not to Land in Colony Hongkong, Oct. 29.
Reports that the Government of Hongiong has granted permi Pan-American Airways, Tt its trans-Pacific Planes in the Colony were officially denied at Government House to-day. Negotiations in the matter are now taking place, but are not classified as "active," the Government said.
'The question of permission for JAmerican planes to land here at the completion of their flight across the acide, via Honolulu, Midway Island, Wake 'Island, Guam' and Manila, is, ]somewhat complicated, it was pointed out. The Government of Hongkong said to feel that, if an American company is given rights to land planes here, representatives of other nations could not be refused similar right This, in turn, would indirectly. ral the question of British flying rights Chinese territory, a question which has never been satisfactorily. settled, from the British point view=United Press.
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