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CONFIDENTIAL
DESKBY 1610007
TO IMMEDIATE D.0.1 TELNO.INDUS 160 OF 16 OCTOBER 78.
FOR KESTEN, EPT.
YOUR INDUS 255 HONG KONG ELECTRIC.
1. I FEAR THAT I HAVE LITTLE TO ADD TO PREVIOUS REPORTS AS I
HAVE NOT SEEN S.L. CHEN SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXCO'S APPROVAL
ON 26 SEPTEMBER OF THE LAMMA SITE (SEE MY LETTER OF 31 AUGUSTIR TO BENJAMIN). SINCE MY RETURN 1 HAVE NOT DISCUSSED INTER- CONNECTION WITH STONES AS WE HAVE ALL BEEN PREOCCUPIED WITH WORK ON OUR EHV TRANSMISSION PACKAGE.
2. I AM SURE THAT THE EXCO DECISION (COPY OF PRESS RELEASE IS IN BAG) PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY IN RESPECT OF BULK TRANSFER POWER LINES BETWEEN LAMMA AND HONG KONG ISLAND AND BETWEEN HONG KONG ISLAND AND CLP NETWORK. WE SHOULD ALSO INTENSIFY OUR EFFORTS TO LAND THE COAL/ASH HANDLING PLANT WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MITSUBISHI PACKAGE BY OFFERING HKE A CLP TYPE PACKAGE. AS MORRISON HAS REPORTED IN HIS LETTER OF 13 OCTOBER TO JONES IN OPG AT THE DEPT OF TRADE (COPIED TO HAVELOCK), S.L. CHEN HAS INVITED OUTLINE DESIGN BIDS FOR THE COAL/ASH EQUIPMENT FROM BOTH NEI AND BABCOCK AND WILCOX AS WELL AS TWO JAPANESE SUPPLIERS.
3. GRATEFUL FOR EARLY INDICATION OF WHAT WE CAN OFFER HKE AS
THERE WILL BE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO FLOAT ANY PROPOSALS WITH SENIOR HKE DIRECTORS SUCH AS NEWBIGGING,
WILLIAMS AND RIGG.
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