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TO PRIORITY D T I TELNO CREDA 172 OF 14 SEPTEMBER.
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JEAFFRESON, SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, TELLS ME THAT PEACOCK AND PETER WILLIAMS (CHAIRMAN OF INCHCAPE (HK) AND HONG KONG ELECTRIC) CALLED ON HIM AT THE END OF LAST WEEK TO PRESENT FORMAL REQUEST FOR SITE FOR NEW POWER STATION. POSSIBILITIES ARE A SMALL ISLAND ADJACENT TO PRESENT APLI CHAU SITEN THE SITE SUGGESTED FOR THE SHELL OIL REFINERY ON LAMMA ISLAND OR TAI TAM ON THE SOUTH-SIDE OF HONG KONG ISLAND. PROPOSALS ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED BY JEAFFRESON IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT BRANCH. SPEAKING PERSONALLY JEAFFRESON SAID THAT THE TAI TAM PROPOSAL WAS UNLIKELY TO BE A STARTER. HE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO ROOM FOR FURTHER CONSTRUCTION ON APLI CHAU ITSELF.
2. PEACOCK BASED HIS REQUIRMENT FOR FURTHER POWER GENERATION CAPACITY ON RAPIDLY GROWING DOMESTIC DEMAND FOLLOWING INTRODUCTION OF CENTRAL AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS IN HONG KONG ISLAND'S NEW OFFICE BLOCKS. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT IN THE CONNAUGHT CENTRE CONSUMED AS MUCH ELECTRICITY AS THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG ISLAND'S PUBLIC STREET. LIGHTING. JEAFFRESON TOLD ME THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD, OF COURSE, PREFER A MARRIAGE BETWEEN HONG KONG
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