HOFO @19/08
PP D T 1
GR 100
CYPHER/CAT A
FM BTC HONG KONG 280833Z
NO DISTRIBUT
Toft 2 DoT
AECYED I RECIRY M.
11 JUL1977
DUPS.
TRED ©
HKHAD R129
RESTRICTED
TO PRIORITY D T I TELNO CREDA 103 OF 8 JULY,
FOR MACDONAL IC2 FROM MARCH,
STONES UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CEGB ARE CONSIDERING APPOINTING
MOUCHELL AND PARTNERS AS CONSULTANTS TO UNDERTAKE THE EVALUATION OF THE LANTAU SITE FOR THE NEW POWER STATION. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE
THAT CLP WERE THEMSELVES CONSIDERING MOUCHELL FOR THIS PURPOSE
AS THEY WILL NEED A FULL SITE EVALUATION WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACCEPT
A BRITISH PACKAGE.
2. IF HMG DECIDES TO OFFER SITE EVALUATION AS PART OF THE PACKAGE, WE MAY NEED TO MAKE THE FINDINGS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO CLP. OTHERWISE THEY RISK THE LOSS OF VALUABLE TIME IF THE FINAL BRITISH
OFFER PROVES UNACCEPTABLE.
MARCH.
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