It has been termed an air transport pact, yet because the Republic of China has never recognized Britain's colonial governing status over Hong Kong, in the future it will be impossible for the ROC to recognize the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region set up after mainland China regains the territory.
雖說是「航約」，但因中華民國既不曾承認英國在香港的殖民統治地位，未來也不可能承認中共授權的香港特區政府，同樣地英國和中共也不承認中華民國政權。