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BUT MAJOR SAVINGS WITHOUT DOUBT ACHIEVED BY LIPPITT'S DISCUSSIONS
WITH SHIPPING INTERESTS. TAKE ALL OPPORTUNITES TO EMPHASISE THIS.
3. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ELECTROWATT HAVE IN EVENT SET OUT
PRELIMINARY VIEWS IN LETTER TO KADOORIE. SO FAR WE ARE UNAWARE OF
ITS CONTENTS: GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GLEAN. ELECTROWATT
ARE COMING TO SEE US THIS AFTERNOON: THEY SAY THEY WANT TO CLARIFY
COST ESCALATION ASPECTS OF OUR PROPOSALS.
4. LIPPITT'S LETTER TO KADOORIE SUGGESTS CONTRACTORS' TEAM COME
BEFORE GOVERNMENT TEAM FOR DETAILED TECHNICAL TALKS. IF THIS
ACCEPTABLE TO KADOOR IE PLEASE PROVISIONALLY BOOK ROOMS HONG KONG
HOTEL FOR NINE MEMBERS ARRIVING PREVIOUS DAY TO SUGGESTED DAY FOR
COMMENCEMENT OF TALKS. I MUST EMPHASISE THAT NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS
ENTIRELY TENTATIVE AT THIS STAGE.
5. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THERE HAS BEEN SOME FRICTION BETWEEN
CEGB AND CONTRACTORS DURING CLP TEAM'S VISIT. CLP HAVE CONSTANTLY
ASKED IN DISCUSSIONS WHETHER EACH AND EVERY ITEM ACCORDS WITH CEGB
STANDARDS. IN SOME CASES THESE STANDARDS ARE ABOVE THOSE USED
ELSEWHERE IN WORLD EG TSING YI. CONTRACTORS WOULD BE PREPARED TO
PROVIDE PLANT ACCORDING TO CEGB STANDARDS IN ALL RESPECTS SO LONG
AS IT IS ACCEPTED AS A CONSEQUENCE THAT THE PRICE OF THE EQUIPMENT
MIGHT WELL BE HIGHER THAN INDICATED SO FAR. CONTRACTORS WILL OF
COURSE PROVIDE WHATEVER EQUIPMENT THE CUSTOMER WANTS AT AN
APPROPRIATE PRICE. WE ARE CONFIDENT OF THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF
OUR SEPTEMBER OFFER AND CONSIDER THAT THE PRICE IS COMPETITIVE FOR
THE EQUIPMENT OFFERED. THIS ISSUE HAS NOT REPEAT NOT BEEN PUT FORMALLY TO CLP/PEPCO AND I AM NOT REPEAT NOT LOOKING TO YOU TO
RAISE IT. BUT IF STONES OR BROOKS DO CRITICISE TECHNICAL ASPECTS
OF OFFER THE LINE TO TAKE IS THAT SET OUT IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
MACDONALD IC2
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