CONFIDENTIAL
TO BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY PERSONAL TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG AND
HM AMBASSADOR PEKING
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER PROJECT
WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY SIR JAMES WOODESON THAT MR STONES
WROTE RECENTLY TO HIM STATING:
(i)
CLP MAY NEED TO ADVANCE THE FIRST FOWER PLANT SET TO APRIL 1981 IF CURRENT HIGH RATE OF LOAD
GROWTH CONTINUES;
(ii)
CLP WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DETAILS OF PREVIOUS £20m UK MINING MACHINERY EXPORTS TO CHINA;
(iii)
(iv)
HE HOPES TO VISIT UK END JUNE OR BEGINNING JULY
AND THAT SIR LAWRENCE KADOORTE WOULD BE WILLING TO COME TO UK AT ANY TIME FOR DISCUSSIONS;
WHEN IN UK STONES HOPE TO EXPLORE FURTHER WITH
WOODESON THE POSSIBILITIES FOR CLARKE CHAPMAN
AND PARSONS INVOLVEMENT IN HONG KONG REGARDING
"BOTH SALES OF EQUIPMENT AND SETTING UP LOCAL
MANUFACTURING FACILITIES".
2 ON THE POWER STATION PROJECT WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PUT SPECIFIC PROPOSALS TO SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE VERY SOON.
3 ON THE EXPORT OF MINING MACHINERY, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO CLP. THE £20 MILLION EXPORTS COMPRISED TWO CONTRACTS PLACED BY THE CHINESE NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPORT CORPORATION IN 1973 FOR TOTAL OF 21 COMPLETE SETS OF LONGWALL COAL FACE MACHINERY. MAIN CONTRACTORS WERE DOWTY (13 SETS)