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TELNO, INDUS 221 OF 8 DECEMBER.
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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF BALFOUR BEATTY'S RELEASE:-
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''IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY IN HONG KONG THAT CHINA LIGHT AND
POWER HAS GIVEN A LETTER OF INTENT TO BALFOUR BEATTY LIMITED
FOR TURNKEY CONTRACT INCLUDING THE DESIGN, SUPPLY AND
CONSTRUCTION OF A POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORK IN HONG KONG,
ARISING OUT OF NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY THE
BRITISH GOVERNMENT, THE CONTRACT WILL BE WORTH NEARLY ONE
HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS. WORK IS TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY AND
IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1986.
THE TRANSMISSION NETWORK, OPERATING AT 400 KV, WILL DISTRIBUTE POWER IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES AND FORMS
PART OF CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO.LIMITED DEVELOPMENTS WHICH
INCLUDE THE NEW POWER STATION AT CASTLE PEAK IN ASSOCIATION WITH ESSO.
THIS IMPORTANT CONTRACT HAS RESULTED FROM CLOSE COLLABORATION
BETWEEN THE CONTRACTORS, U.K GOVERNMENT AND THE FINANCIAL AUTHORITIES. THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE MANAGED AND ENGINEERED
BY BALFOUR BEATTY ENGINEERING, INCLUDES SUBSTANTIAL SUBCONTRACTS
FOR OTHER PARTS OF THE BICC GROUP INCLUDING BALFOUR BEATTY POWER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE OVERHEAD LINES, BICC POWER CABLES FOR THE UNDERGROUND CABLES, AND PAINTER BROTHERS FOR THE FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEELWORK. HAWKER SIDDELEY POWER TRANSFORMERS
AND PARSONS PEEBLES WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL SUBCONTRACTORS FOR THE
TRANSFORMERS AND REACTORS RESPECTIVELY.''
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