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→CHAPTER 2 GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
2.An aircraft will be cleared for its entire route to the point of first intended landing only when it will continue to fly in controlled or advisory airspace on leaving the Hong Kong FIR.
=== Route of Flight ===
# The “Route of Flight” element of the Clearance shall be issued with the phrase “Cleared via flight plan route”, provided that it is used for an initial clearance only, and the route required by ATC is the same as the flight plan route requested by the pilot.
# Overflights shall where possible be cleared on the most direct route through the Hong Kong TMA. Aircraft arriving and/or departing within the Hong Kong TMA shall follow the STARs and SIDs for the appropriate route as published in the AIP Hong Kong.
==== Assignment of Cruising Levels ====
# An aircraft may be instructed to change the level at a specified time, place, or rate.
# An aircraft maintaining a cruising level shall have priority over aircraft requesting that level. When two or more aircraft are at the same level, and vertical separation needs to be established, the preceding aircraft shall normally have priority.
# CDC shall check Flight plan requested FL are in compliance with HKAIP ENR 1.8 7030 Flight Level Assignment Scheme (FLAS), Final level is decided by ATC in upper FIR airspace i.e. Area control.
== CHAPTER 3 SEPARATION STANDARDS ==