U Mr. Humphrey Atkins (Merton and Morden): To ask
the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made by the Hong Kong Government with their plans for the construction of a tunnel between Hong Kong and the mainland.
5 May, 1969
NO. 34
MR. GORONWY ROBERTS
The Hong Kong Government are prospective
shareholders in a Limited Company known as the Cross
Harbour Tunnel Company to which they have awarded a
franchise for the construction of a tunnel between
Hong Kong Island and the mainland. That Company,
having recently reached agreement in principle with
Lloyds Bank on the provision of loan finance, are now
proceeding to detailed negotiations with a consortium
led by Costain Civil Engineering Limited and hope
that the Contract will be signed this month.
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