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HEK164/1
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Jon Teken
Morthen
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TO IMMEDIATE D O I TELNO INDUS 170 OF 26 OCTOBER 1978.
FOR LIPPITT FROM THORNTON.
HONG KONG ELECTRIC.
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1. I BELIEVE YOU ARE MEETING S L CHEN (HONG KONG ELECTRIC) TODAY.
YOU SHOULD BEFOREHAND READ M IF T REPORTING OUR MEETING WITH KADOORIE, FOR LATTER'S COMMENTS ON INTEGRATION. I THINK YOU SHOULD
NOT REVEAL DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENT FROM
WHICH SIR LAWRENCE READ.
2. IN ADDITION, THE LOCAL NEI REPRESENTATIVE, ROBERT ASHWORTH,
HAS PRESSED ON US THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COAL AND ASH HANDLING PLANT
FOR HKE'S LAMMA ISLAND POWER STATION, WHICH NEI HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH HKE. THE BUSINESS COULD BE WORTH POUNDS STERLING
15 MILLION. UK TECHNOLOGY IS WELL UP WITH THE WORLD (IN ADDITION
TO NEI, GEC AND BABCOCKS HAVE INTERESTS) AND YOU SHOULD EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THE UK INDUSTRY'S CLAIMS TO S L CHEN, WHO IS KNOWN
ALSO TO BE LOOKING AT JAPANESE AND GERMAN EQUIPMENT. HAVELCOK
WOULD NOT HOWEVER PRESS NEI BEFORE BABCOCKS OR GEC.
3. ASHWORTH HAS SPOKEN TO WHYMAN AT NEI IN ENGLAND, WHO MAY CALL
YOU WITH FURTHER INFORMATION.
4. PLEASE COPY TO FINCH, KESTEN (EPT).
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