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:
2
(i) CLP MAY NEED TO ADVANCE THE FIRST POWER PLANT
(ii)
(iii)
SET TO APRIL 1981 IF CURRENT HIGH RATE OF LOAD
GROWTH CONTINUES;
CLP WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DETAILS OF PREVIOUS
£20m UK MINING MACHINERY EXPORTS TO CHINA;
HE HOPES TO VISIT UK END JUNE OR BEGINNING JULY
AND THAT SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE WOULD BE WILLING
TO COME TO UK AT ANY TIME FOR DISCUSSIONS;
(iv) 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".
ON THE POWER STATION PROJECT WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PUT
SPECIFIC PROPOSALS TO SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE VERY SOON.
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN TAKING A CLOSE PERSONAL INTEREST
IN THE ARRANGEMENTS.
3 ON THE EXPORT OF MINING MACHINERY, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO CLF. THE £20 MILLION EXPORTS COMFRISED
TWO CONTRACTS FLACED BY THE CHINESE NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPORT
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