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bear the consequences of uncompetitive contracts from
Britain and were being denied the benefits of more
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prevailing
competitive bids. Given attitudes in Hong Kong, this
could make it difficult for Sir Lawrence Kadoorie to
persuade his board and shareholders that the British
tender was acceptable. The SBTC' in I'll" who Knous Sir L Kudoorie well shaves this view.
In my Secretary/Minister of State's view, these
factors make it imperative that British companies
present Sir Lawrence with a package which makes it
unncessary for CLP to invite tenders internationally. As /John Mills7 promised in my/his letter of 3 May,
we will keep you fully informed of developments.
am copying this letter to Ewen Fergusson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and to Martyn Baker (Trade).
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