The Pratas Islands are closer to mainland China than Taiwan. Photo: Getty The Pratas Islands are closer to mainland China than Taiwan. Photo: Getty
The Pratas Islands are closer to mainland China than Taiwan. Photo: Getty
Hong Kong /  Politics

Hong Kong blocks Taiwan from reaching disputed Pratas Islands, saying airspace around disputed territory is closed ‘until further notice’

  • Taiwanese government releases full transcript of conversation between two aviation authorities
  • Hong Kong tells Taipei the flight path to the islands, governed by Taiwan but claimed by Beijing, now lie in danger zone

Topic |   Hong Kong aviation
Danny Lee
Danny Lee

Updated: 10:53pm, 17 Oct, 2020

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The Pratas Islands are closer to mainland China than Taiwan. Photo: Getty The Pratas Islands are closer to mainland China than Taiwan. Photo: Getty
The Pratas Islands are closer to mainland China than Taiwan. Photo: Getty
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