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3. I TOLD WILLS AND DUNDAS THAT, AS THEY WOULD APPRECIATE, I WAS RELUCTANT TO INTERVENE IN WHAT WAS ESSENTIALLY A MATTER FOR THE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. I FULLY SUPPORTED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S
DECISION TO GO OUT TO TENDER. I ALSO KNEW THAT YOU WERE ARXIOUS TO
SPEED UP PROCEDURES WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WOULD HOWEVER TELL YOU
ABOUT THE REPRESENTATIONS THEY HAD MADE AND FIND OUT WHETHER ANY-
THING FURTHER COULD BE DONE TO HURRY THINGS UP. IF THEY CARED TO
CALL ON ME AGATI IN SEPTEMBER I WOULD THEN LET THEM KNOW HOW
MATTERS STOOD.
4. 1 SHOULD BE GLAD TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. WE
COULD PERHAPS HAVE A WORD ABOUT THIS DURING YOUR VISIT.
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