Gelb persuaded Pan Am to provide a 747, the first ever to fly into China. (A staircase for disembarking had to be brought from HongKong.) Gelb made good use of the seats not filled by members of the orchestra.
Let me sum up the key points, both advantages and disadvantages, madeby the speakers including serial entrepreneur turned angel investor Fritz Demopolous who has recently moved to HongKong from Beijing.
It agreed to direct air links with Taiwan through a deal madeby business people representing the airlines of the two territories, renewing an arrangement that existed when HongKong was British.