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(C) THE FREE PROVISION VIA THE CEGB OF DESIGN SERVICES IN RESPECT OF BOTH THE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND THE POWER STATION ITSELF,
(D) THE FREE SECONDMENT OF CEGB STAFF FOR COMMISSIONING OPERATING AND TRAINING OF PERIODS OF UP TO FIVE YEARS,
(E) THE FREE TRAINING OF CLP EMPLOYEES BY THE CEGB.
HE ALSO STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GENERAL CLIMATE OF UK/HK ECONOMIC RELATIONS AT THE TIME WHEN HMG'S PACKAGE COMES FORMALLY BEFORE THE BOARD: HE WAS CONCERNED THAT CLP/PEPCO'S ABILITY TO PRESENT IT IN PUBLIC SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A ROW OVER TEXTILES NEGOTIATIONS. FINALLY, HE THOUGHT THAT THE SUPPORT OF SOME OF THE IMPORTANT CHINESE MEMBERS OF HIS BOARD COULD BE WON BY AN ABILITY TO INDICATE CHINESE WILLINGNESS TO SUPPLY COAL FOR THE NEW STATION.
3. IN DISCUSSION SIR LAWRENCE SAID THAT HE IS CONSIDERING THE APPOINTMENT BY CLP/PEPCO OF AN INDEPENDENT (NON-BRITISH, NON U.S.) CONSULTANT TO ADVISE THE BOARD ON THE WISDOM OF PROCEEDING ON THE BASIS OF HMG'S OFFER INSTEAD OF GOING OUT TO INTERNATIONAL TENDER. THE CONSULTANT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPORT NOT SO MUCH ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE BRITISH OFFER AS ON ITS ATTRACTIVENESS AS
A PACKAGE.
4. SIR LAWRENCE ALSO TOLD ME IN STRICT CONFIDENCE THAT MR. S. TANAKA,
CHAIRMAN OF C. ITOH (HK) ACCOMPANIED BY MR. ICHIMURA, C. ITOH GENERAL MANAGER FOR ASIA HAD CALLED ON HIM ON 24 JUNE TO ENQUIRE ABOUT CLP'S PLANS. HE HAD STALLED BY SAYING THAT CLP/PEPCO STILL AWAITED A DECISION BY THE GOVERNMENT ON A SITE. HOWEVER, ICHIMURA TOLD HIM THAT A HIGH POWERED C. ITOH DELEGATION LED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THEIR INDUSTRIAL DIVISION WOULD SHORTLY GO TO PEKING TO DISCUSS JAPANESE SALES OF COAL MINING MACHINERY TO CHINA IN EXCHANGE FOR COAL, STEAM COAL AND OIL. ICHIMURA SAID THAT THE PEKING GOVERNMENT HAD AGREED AS FROM 1985 TO SELL JAPAN 50 MILLION TONS OF OIL AND 5 MILLION TONS OF COAL PER ANNUM IN EXCHANGE FOR STEEL, PORT HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND COAL MINING MACHINERY. CHINESE COAL SUPPLIES TO JAPAN IN THE PERIOD 1977-79 WERE EXPECTED TO BE NO MORE THAN 120,000 TONS PER ANNUM. CLEARLY THE JAPANESE ARE ALIVE TO THE ATTRACTIVENESS TO CLP OF A CHINESE DIMENSION
FOR THE NEW PROJECT.
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